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Fayetteville, NC vs Cape May, NJ

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- Cape May is 0% more densely populated than Fayetteville.
- People are 29.6% more likely to be married in Cape May.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years older in Cape May.
 Fayetteville, NCCape May, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,922329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.138.4
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 Population - 2010208,354  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,034285,036,114
 Population - 199075,695  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-15.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now179.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,181.693.4
 Land Area147.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fayetteville, NCCape May, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Fayetteville, NCCape May, NJUnited States
 White35.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.4%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fayetteville, NCCape May, NJUnited States
 Married Population44.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.0%50.2%
 Never Married39.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.072.60
 Households80,057  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock75980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households33,515  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock2.1%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 Cape May    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cape May is a picturesque pleasant town with a increase in population in the summer months. As a tourist town a good deal of the people who live here make the bulk of  More

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From the beaches of Cape May at the true south of New Jersey, to the vastness of the Wildwood beaches, to the shimmering water and clean sands of Avalon and Stone  More

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