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Matthews, NC vs Madison, AL

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- Madison is 0% more densely populated than Matthews.
- People are 5.5% more likely to be married in Madison.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years younger in Madison.
 Matthews, NCMadison, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock55,551329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.838.4
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 Population - 201027,299  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock29,329285,036,114
 Population - 199013,651  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now147.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,832.493.4
 Land Area17.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Matthews, NCMadison, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Matthews, NCMadison, ALUnited States
 White72.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.8%12.2%
 Asian4.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Matthews, NCMadison, ALUnited States
 Married Population59.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.8%50.2%
 Never Married27.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.592.60
 Households10,909  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,24180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,898  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
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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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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews
Tim · Madison, AL
Low cost of living
Over 1 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 8 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 8 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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