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Murphy, NC vs Sylva, NC

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- Sylva is 0% more densely populated than Murphy.
- People are 34.4% less likely to be married in Sylva.
- The Median Age is 10.6 years younger in Sylva.
 Murphy, NCSylva, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,611329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 20101,610  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,435285,036,114
 Population - 19901,575  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock818.293.4
 Land Area2.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Murphy, NCSylva, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock1.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock2.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Murphy, NCSylva, NCUnited States
 White79.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.3%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Murphy, NCSylva, NCUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock28.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.5%10.8%
 Widowed7.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households783  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock44180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households444  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Murphy    3 Reviews
Gio · Ogden, UT
New to the Area
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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Becky · Murphy, NC
Beautiful
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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tish · Murphy, NC
living in Murphy
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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