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Madison, AL vs Fayetteville, NC

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- Fayetteville is 0% more densely populated than Madison.
- People are 29.3% less likely to be married in Fayetteville.
- The Median Age is 8.5 years younger in Fayetteville.
 Madison, ALFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock208,497329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201043,558  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock121,015285,036,114
 Population - 199014,904  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock74.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now253.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,410.293.4
 Land Area30.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Madison, ALFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Madison, ALFayetteville, NCUnited States
 White69.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock41.6%12.2%
 Asian6.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Madison, ALFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Married Population62.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.0%50.2%
 Never Married24.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households21,357  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock46,54280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children44.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,116  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews
Tim · Madison, AL
Low cost of living
Over 2 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Co Co · Harvest, AL
No Southern Hospitality Here
Over 9 years ago

Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Ordinary American · Madison, AL
Madison is nice for raising a family, but gets bor
Over 9 years ago

Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews
Carrielynn · Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville is the All American City with it ALL!
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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Ray · Lake Oswego, OR
Fayetteville - it's not Fayette-nam any more
Over 5 years ago

I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Ray · Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville - it's not Fayette-nam any more
Over 5 years ago

I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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