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Muscle Shoals, AL vs Dalton, GA

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- Dalton is 0% more densely populated than Muscle Shoals.
- People are 12.6% less likely to be married in Dalton.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years younger in Dalton.
 Muscle Shoals, ALDalton, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock34,255329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.438.4
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 Population - 201013,248  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock27,912285,036,114
 Population - 19909,611  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now54.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,667.293.4
 Land Area16.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Muscle Shoals, ALDalton, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Muscle Shoals, ALDalton, GAUnited States
 White81.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.8%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Muscle Shoals, ALDalton, GAUnited States
 Married Population51.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.2%50.2%
 Never Married23.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed7.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.842.60
 Households6,201  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,73080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,935  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
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I reside on the outskirts of dalton near chatsworth ,ga or murray county! I have lived here for 26 years and absolutely love our small mountain town with the blueridge  More

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DON'T move here. Seriously,I was staying here with family for a short time and boy did I hate it there's no jobs,unless you wanna work at Wal-Mart or you're used to not  More

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I came to Dalton in 1998, I have work in just about any area of the industry. Yes! there is lots of work in the carpet industry, but only very few get to have the best  More

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