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Mobile, AL vs Wake Forest, NC

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- Wake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Mobile.
- People are 53.7% more likely to be married in Wake Forest.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years older in Wake Forest.
 Mobile, ALWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock46,387329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.638.4
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 Population - 2010194,590  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,588285,036,114
 Population - 1990196,278  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock275.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-4.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,829.993.4
 Land Area139.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mobile, ALWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Mobile, ALWake Forest, NCUnited States
 White40.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.5%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mobile, ALWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Married Population39.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.5%50.2%
 Never Married40.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed7.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.792.60
 Households77,515  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,50580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households34,905  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mobile    37 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Avoid at all costs weak job market bad schools discrimnation of disabled in workplace and schools , I have lived here most of my life and have been trying to get out  More

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someone freshly graduated from high school with no work experience can pick up a serving job and make more hourly than someone who works in an entry level healthcare  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in that City for almost 12 years I have nothing good to say about it I have nothing bad to say about it People especially the cops some cricket wrong doing  More

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Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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