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Fayetteville, NC vs Buford, GA

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- Buford is 0% more densely populated than Fayetteville.
- People are 18.9% more likely to be married in Buford.
- The Median Age is 6.0 years older in Buford.
 Fayetteville, NCBuford, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,811329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 2010208,354  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,668285,036,114
 Population - 199075,695  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock47.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now179.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock958.893.4
 Land Area147.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fayetteville, NCBuford, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Fayetteville, NCBuford, GAUnited States
 White35.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.8%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock35.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fayetteville, NCBuford, GAUnited States
 Married Population44.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.7%50.2%
 Never Married39.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.332.60
 Households80,057  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,68180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households33,515  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.3%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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