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Norcross, GA vs Roswell, GA

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- Roswell is 0% more densely populated than Norcross.
- People are 1.2% more likely to be married in Roswell.
- The Median Age is 7.2 years older in Roswell.
 Norcross, GARoswell, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock92,688329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.238.4
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 Population - 201015,012  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock79,334285,036,114
 Population - 19905,947  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now202.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,276.493.4
 Land Area6.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Norcross, GARoswell, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Norcross, GARoswell, GAUnited States
 White20.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.9%12.2%
 Asian13.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Norcross, GARoswell, GAUnited States
 Married Population56.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.6%50.2%
 Never Married33.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households6,083  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24,17580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,676  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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