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Fort Mill, SC vs Apex, NC

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- Apex is 0% more densely populated than Fort Mill.
- People are 7.0% more likely to be married in Apex.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years younger in Apex.
 Fort Mill, SCApex, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock58,066329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 201011,671  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,212285,036,114
 Population - 19904,930  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock218.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now405.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,041.193.4
 Land Area19.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Mill, SCApex, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Mill, SCApex, NCUnited States
 White76.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.4%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Mill, SCApex, NCUnited States
 Married Population59.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock36.3%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households8,173  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,52180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children49.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,508  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 11 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 14 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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