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Gray, TN vs Fairfax, VA

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- Fairfax is 0% more densely populated than Gray.
- People are 17.7% less likely to be married in Fairfax.
- The Median Age is 26.5 years younger in Fairfax.
 Gray, TNFairfax, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock23,980329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 20101,279  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock21,498285,036,114
 Population - 19901,071  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now90.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,843.093.4
 Land Area1.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gray, TNFairfax, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 343.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6414.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Gray, TNFairfax, VAUnited States
 White98.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.4%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gray, TNFairfax, VAUnited States
 Married Population68.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.7%50.2%
 Never Married20.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households522  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,84980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children13.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households152  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children0.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Gray    2 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Gray Tennessee. I live in Georgia now but my family still lives there and I sure miss  More

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Over 19 years ago

Compared to Houston, Texas, the cost of living is lower. Property taxes are about 70% lower. Car insurance 50% lower and homeowners is 60% lower. Sales tax is 1/4%  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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