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Mount Airy, NC vs Jamestown, NY

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- Jamestown is 0% more densely populated than Mount Airy.
- People are 20.6% less likely to be married in Jamestown.
- The Median Age is 8.6 years younger in Jamestown.
 Mount Airy, NCJamestown, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,818329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.838.4
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 Population - 201010,405  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock31,730285,036,114
 Population - 19907,156  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,225.793.4
 Land Area11.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mount Airy, NCJamestown, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Mount Airy, NCJamestown, NYUnited States
 White77.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.5%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mount Airy, NCJamestown, NYUnited States
 Married Population45.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.6%50.2%
 Never Married26.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.7%10.8%
 Widowed13.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households4,795  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,37480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,218  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews
Sheila · Mount Airy, NC
It's not Mayberry that is for sure!!
Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Abhd · Mount Airy, NC
Mayberry Not What You Think
Over 14 years ago

Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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IDaveZ · Hendersonville, NC
'mayberry' a friendly place?
Over 15 years ago

I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews
tori · Jamestown, NY
Beautiful surroundings
Over 18 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Elaine · Jamestown, NY
Closed in feeling
Over 19 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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