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Mahwah, NJ vs Leland, NC

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- Leland is 0% more densely populated than Mahwah.
- People are 18.6% more likely to be married in Leland.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years older in Leland.
 Mahwah, NJLeland, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,794329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.338.4
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 Population - 201025,912  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,938285,036,114
 Population - 199017,905  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1,223.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,159.693.4
 Land Area25.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mahwah, NJLeland, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock20.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Mahwah, NJLeland, NCUnited States
 White70.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.0%12.2%
 Asian12.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mahwah, NJLeland, NCUnited States
 Married Population51.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.8%50.2%
 Never Married35.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households9,430  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,72580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock60.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,276  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mahwah    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Great place to live and raise kids. Very family oriented and safe. Schools are great. Close proximity to everything. Only drawback is cost of housing and  More

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Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
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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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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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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