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- New Orleans is 0% more densely populated than Nags Head.
- People are 48.5% less likely to be married in New Orleans.
- The Median Age is 17.9 years younger in New Orleans.
 Nags Head, NCNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock383,974329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 20102,764  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock484,674285,036,114
 Population - 19901,838  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-19.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now63.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,266.393.4
 Land Area6.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock180.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Nags Head, NCNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 346.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Nags Head, NCNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 White92.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock57.6%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Nags Head, NCNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Married Population62.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.0%50.2%
 Never Married18.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households1,521  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock71,84580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children10.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households539  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Nags Head    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

what is the cost to living at the  More

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Over 16 years ago

In your facts about Avon, NC you have it's location being in Hyde County. In reality, Avon, NC is in Dare County. Carolyn Honeycutt Avon, NC  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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