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Oak Island, NC vs Graham, NC

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- Graham is 0% more densely populated than Oak Island.
- People are 27.6% less likely to be married in Graham.
- The Median Age is 22.4 years younger in Graham.
 Oak Island, NCGraham, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,793329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.938.4
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 Population - 20106,816  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,833285,036,114
 Population - 19904,753  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,740.293.4
 Land Area18.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oak Island, NCGraham, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6413.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Oak Island, NCGraham, NCUnited States
 White94.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock23.1%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oak Island, NCGraham, NCUnited States
 Married Population62.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.6%50.2%
 Never Married15.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households3,778  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,26780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children10.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,296  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  More

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