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Jacksonville, FL vs Raeford, NC

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- Raeford is 0% more densely populated than Jacksonville.
- People are 9.4% less likely to be married in Raeford.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years older in Raeford.
 Jacksonville, FLRaeford, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,743329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 2010823,146  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,386285,036,114
 Population - 1990635,115  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock46.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,107.193.4
 Land Area747.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jacksonville, FLRaeford, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Jacksonville, FLRaeford, NCUnited States
 White49.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock42.2%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock4.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jacksonville, FLRaeford, NCUnited States
 Married Population44.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.7%50.2%
 Never Married36.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households366,780  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock95780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households144,472  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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Reviews for Raeford    7 Reviews

Crime is bad and false allegations are worse with corrupts public officials. Typical small town  More

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Over 14 years ago

Beware of this back wards town. If you get accused of anything and are an out of towner they will lynch you until you are broke. Beware of this backwards small NC town.  More

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Over 15 years ago

I like the small town feel. It's like living in the country, but just a few miles and your in the heart of Fayetteville. Plenty of restaurants, people must not do a  More

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