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Covington, GA vs Fayetteville, NC

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- Fayetteville is 0% more densely populated than Covington.
- People are 14.9% more likely to be married in Fayetteville.
- The Median Age is 5.1 years younger in Fayetteville.
 Covington, GAFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock208,497329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201013,138  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock121,015285,036,114
 Population - 199010,026  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock74.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,410.293.4
 Land Area15.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Covington, GAFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Covington, GAFayetteville, NCUnited States
 White43.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock41.6%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Covington, GAFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Married Population38.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.0%50.2%
 Never Married41.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households5,557  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock46,54280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,781  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 15 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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