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- Staten Island is 0% more densely populated than Fayetteville.
- People are 17.4% more likely to be married in Staten Island.
- The Median Age is 10.1 years older in Staten Island.
 Fayetteville, NCStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock493,194329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.438.4
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 Population - 2010208,354  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock443,728285,036,114
 Population - 199075,695  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now179.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock8,449.493.4
 Land Area147.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock43.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fayetteville, NCStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Fayetteville, NCStaten Island, NYUnited States
 White35.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.1%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fayetteville, NCStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Married Population44.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married39.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.872.60
 Households80,057  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock123,44180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households33,515  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.6%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 Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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