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Leland, NC vs Matthews, NC

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- Matthews is 0% more densely populated than Leland.
- People are 3.6% less likely to be married in Matthews.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years younger in Matthews.
 Leland, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock29,417329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.538.4
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 Population - 201013,905  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,127285,036,114
 Population - 19901,801  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock52.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,324.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,719.093.4
 Land Area19.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Leland, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Leland, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 White80.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.4%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Leland, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 Married Population61.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.0%50.2%
 Never Married22.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.672.60
 Households9,591  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,01180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,866  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews
J · Apex, NC
Warm and Friendly Place
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Martin · Leland, NC
Mostly Unpleasant
Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Dr.P.S. · Mims, FL
New to Leland
Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews
Marc · Matthews, NC
See Charlotte
Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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denise · Ogden, UT
Moving Soon
Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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