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Madison, WI vs Carrboro, NC

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- Carrboro is 0% more densely populated than Madison.
- People are 26.1% more likely to be married in Carrboro.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years older in Carrboro.
 Madison, WICarrboro, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,237329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 2010233,977  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,782285,036,114
 Population - 1990191,262  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now37.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,287.593.4
 Land Area78.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Madison, WICarrboro, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Madison, WICarrboro, NCUnited States
 White72.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.1%12.2%
 Asian8.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Madison, WICarrboro, NCUnited States
 Married Population38.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married50.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households117,324  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,81180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households64,842  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews
Jason · Madison, WI
Madison still has “it”
Over 2 years ago

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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C · Madison, WI
Overall nice place to live
Over 3 years ago

Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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dianne · Rochester, MN
Leaders head in the clouds & hands in your pockets
Over 5 years ago

Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews
Lot · Carrboro, NC
Carrboro Bottleneck
Over 14 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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vanessa · Chapel Hill, NC
lively and progressive community
Over 15 years ago

Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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matt · Carrboro, NC
good climate
Over 16 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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