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Fayetteville, AR vs New Orleans, LA

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- New Orleans is 0% more densely populated than Fayetteville.
- People are 16.6% less likely to be married in New Orleans.
- The Median Age is 9.3 years older in New Orleans.
 Fayetteville, ARNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock383,974329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201073,967  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock484,674285,036,114
 Population - 199042,099  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-19.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now112.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,266.393.4
 Land Area54.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock180.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fayetteville, ARNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2012.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Fayetteville, ARNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 White76.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock57.6%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fayetteville, ARNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Married Population38.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.0%50.2%
 Never Married47.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households38,558  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock71,84580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,717  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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