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Memphis, TN vs Greenville, NC

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- Greenville is 0% more densely populated than Memphis.
- People are 8.3% less likely to be married in Greenville.
- The Median Age is 7.4 years younger in Greenville.
 Memphis, TNGreenville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock87,815329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.838.4
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 Population - 2010652,349  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock60,476285,036,114
 Population - 1990610,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,464.893.4
 Land Area317.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Memphis, TNGreenville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Memphis, TNGreenville, NCUnited States
 White24.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock39.1%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Memphis, TNGreenville, NCUnited States
 Married Population34.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.1%50.2%
 Never Married48.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.172.60
 Households249,554  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,76980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households111,808  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 9 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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