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Matthews, NC vs Hendersonville, NC

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- Hendersonville is 0% more densely populated than Matthews.
- People are 20.8% less likely to be married in Hendersonville.
- The Median Age is 12.4 years older in Hendersonville.
 Matthews, NCHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,878329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock51.938.4
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 Population - 201027,299  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,420285,036,114
 Population - 199013,651  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock36.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now147.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,050.493.4
 Land Area17.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Matthews, NCHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock6.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Matthews, NCHendersonville, NCUnited States
 White72.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.3%12.2%
 Asian4.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Matthews, NCHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Married Population59.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.3%50.2%
 Never Married27.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.922.60
 Households10,909  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,55080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock58.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,898  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

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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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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Reviews for Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 7 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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