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Highlands, NC vs Bryson City, NC

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- Bryson City is 0% more densely populated than Highlands.
- People are 0.1% less likely to be married in Bryson City.
- The Median Age is 19.7 years younger in Bryson City.
 Highlands, NCBryson City, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,716329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 2010931  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,411285,036,114
 Population - 1990948  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock785.793.4
 Land Area6.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Highlands, NCBryson City, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6414.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8413.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock6.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Highlands, NCBryson City, NCUnited States
 White89.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock11.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Highlands, NCBryson City, NCUnited States
 Married Population48.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.7%50.2%
 Never Married28.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households689  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock40080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children13.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households400  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews
Rutger · Atlanta, GA
Beautiful historic town in stunning surroundings
Over 1 years ago

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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JC · Danielson, CT
Used to be a nice town
Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Don · Highlands, NC
Business Environment
Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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Reviews for Bryson City    2 Reviews
gary · Franklin, NC
Beautiful place
Over 16 years ago

Bryson Citys landscape is beautiful. Lush green with streams and a few waterfalls thrown in. Temperature is mild with summers in the upper 80s and low 90s but humidity  More

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Mike · West Palm Beach, FL
Can't Wait to move there
Over 17 years ago

My wife and I started taking vacations to Bryson City a few years ago. We now make a couple stops per year there and have met some interesting folks. There are many  More

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