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Murphy, NC vs Fort Pierce, FL

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- Fort Pierce is 0% more densely populated than Murphy.
- People are 18.6% less likely to be married in Fort Pierce.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years younger in Fort Pierce.
 Murphy, NCFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock46,409329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 20101,610  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock37,516285,036,114
 Population - 19901,575  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,959.393.4
 Land Area2.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Murphy, NCFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Murphy, NCFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 White79.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock43.0%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock22.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Murphy, NCFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.4%50.2%
 Never Married32.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.2%10.8%
 Widowed7.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households783  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,16580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households444  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock30.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Murphy    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Any & all information on living in your area will be very much appreciated. Middle schools, community collage, shopping, transportation, housing & community  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved to Murphy to get away from the hustle in Florida. I found the mountains so beautiful. But there is no work there. It's basically a place for retire's. The people  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here over 12 yrs ago and have loved being here ever since.Two children to raise as a single mom and found it less exspensive then our previous home in Florida,  More

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Reviews for Fort Pierce    4 Reviews

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Over 18 years ago

Entertainment is  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

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