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- Murphy is 0% more densely populated than Daytona Beach.
- People are 28.7% more likely to be married in Murphy.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years older in Murphy.
 Daytona Beach, FLMurphy, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,659329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.938.4
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 Population - 201061,626  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,568285,036,114
 Population - 199061,921  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock650.693.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Daytona Beach, FLMurphy, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Daytona Beach, FLMurphy, NCUnited States
 White51.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.8%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock4.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Daytona Beach, FLMurphy, NCUnited States
 Married Population34.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married41.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.3%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.982.60
 Households30,974  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children14.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households15,431  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  More

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Reviews for Murphy    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Any & all information on living in your area will be very much appreciated. Middle schools, community collage, shopping, transportation, housing & community  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Murphy to get away from the hustle in Florida. I found the mountains so beautiful. But there is no work there. It's basically a place for retire's. The people  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved here over 12 yrs ago and have loved being here ever since.Two children to raise as a single mom and found it less exspensive then our previous home in Florida,  More

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