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Opp, AL vs Shelby, MS

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- Shelby is 0% more densely populated than Opp.
- People are 30.9% less likely to be married in Shelby.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years younger in Shelby.
 Opp, ALShelby, MSUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,616329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.438.4
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 Population - 20106,660  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,926285,036,114
 Population - 19906,985  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-34.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-9.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock591.793.4
 Land Area23.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Opp, ALShelby, MSUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Opp, ALShelby, MSUnited States
 White76.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock93.9%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Opp, ALShelby, MSUnited States
 Married Population50.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.4%50.2%
 Never Married23.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.0%10.8%
 Widowed14.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.512.60
 Households2,766  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock41880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,022  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock32.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Iceman · Opp, AL
Humidity
Over 15 years ago

Opp (all of lower AL) is very hot and humid, too humid to go outside, the humidity is so bad it actually forms fog inside buildings. People are nice, weather is the  More

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IDaveZ · Shelby, MS
Shelby, Mississippi
Over 16 years ago

My hometown of historic Shelby, in the early 70's through the 80's, was a great place to grow up . The living was hard but the people of the Mississippi Delta town of  More

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