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Hickory, NC vs Sylva, NC

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- Sylva is 0% more densely populated than Hickory.
- People are 36.3% less likely to be married in Sylva.
- The Median Age is 8.0 years younger in Sylva.
 Hickory, NCSylva, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,611329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201040,186  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,435285,036,114
 Population - 199028,301  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock818.293.4
 Land Area29.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hickory, NCSylva, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock1.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock2.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Hickory, NCSylva, NCUnited States
 White64.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.3%12.2%
 Asian5.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hickory, NCSylva, NCUnited States
 Married Population46.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock28.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.5%50.2%
 Never Married36.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households17,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock44180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,207  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews
ben · Hickory, NC
Nice place to live
Over 2 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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alan · Hickory, NC
Great place to live
Over 3 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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Mark · Beulaville, NC
Hate of Southern American Culture
Over 6 years ago

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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