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Elizabeth City, NC vs Bristol, VA

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- Bristol is 0% more densely populated than Elizabeth City.
- People are 11.4% more likely to be married in Bristol.
- The Median Age is 10.6 years older in Bristol.
 Elizabeth City, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,996329,725,481
 Female Population54.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 201018,695  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,367285,036,114
 Population - 199014,292  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now26.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,317.193.4
 Land Area11.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elizabeth City, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Elizabeth City, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 White36.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.0%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elizabeth City, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 Married Population40.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married39.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households6,731  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,641  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Elizabeth City    9 Reviews

chandler · 
Over 6 years ago

I lived in this city my whole life and is love  More

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let me start by saying yes i was once part of the crime issues in my city i love to now call home,and at my age now ive studied and researched the different cities thats  More

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Over 13 years ago

Elizabeth city has has alot of potiential square feet wise that is. Other than that the city needs some people (Out of state) with common sense to run the city, city  More

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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