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Fayetteville, NC vs Irvine, CA

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- Irvine is 0% more densely populated than Fayetteville.
- People are 16.8% more likely to be married in Irvine.
- The Median Age is 3.5 years older in Irvine.
 Fayetteville, NCIrvine, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock297,868329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 2010208,354  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock143,072285,036,114
 Population - 199075,695  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock98.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now179.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,541.993.4
 Land Area147.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fayetteville, NCIrvine, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%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  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Fayetteville, NCIrvine, CAUnited States
 White35.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fayetteville, NCIrvine, CAUnited States
 Married Population44.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.6%50.2%
 Never Married39.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.702.60
 Households80,057  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock69,18180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households33,515  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.8%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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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