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Hickory, NC vs Orange Park, FL

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- Orange Park is 0% more densely populated than Hickory.
- People are 1.2% more likely to be married in Orange Park.
- The Median Age is 6.4 years older in Orange Park.
 Hickory, NCOrange Park, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,682329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.738.4
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 Population - 201040,186  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,081285,036,114
 Population - 199028,301  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,386.593.4
 Land Area29.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hickory, NCOrange Park, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Hickory, NCOrange Park, FLUnited States
 White64.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock22.2%12.2%
 Asian5.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hickory, NCOrange Park, FLUnited States
 Married Population46.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.2%50.2%
 Never Married36.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households17,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,36380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,207  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 4 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Orange Park    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

While it appears nice when you drive through, management of the amenities centers are terrible. You see all these things to do but they are always closed. The pool is  More

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Over 15 years ago

My review would be this High crime rate that we did Not realize while we lived there, and also which I am shocked! Not staying after lease is up, Although some people  More

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We live on Fleming Island, zip 32003, in the Orange Park area of Clay County. Fleming Island's two Master Planned Communities, Eagle Harbor and Fleming Island  More

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