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- Blowing Rock is 0% more densely populated than Palm Beach.
- People are 10.6% less likely to be married in Blowing Rock.
- The Median Age is 9.6 years younger in Blowing Rock.
 Palm Beach, FLBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,072329,725,481
 Female Population54.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock6138.4
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 Population - 20108,173  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,418285,036,114
 Population - 19909,814  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-10.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock355.893.4
 Land Area3.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palm Beach, FLBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 341.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock22.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8426.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Palm Beach, FLBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 White90.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palm Beach, FLBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Married Population64.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.2%50.2%
 Never Married6.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed16.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.782.60
 Households5,359  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock26680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children6.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock85.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,472  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children2.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Palm Beach    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

You air quality and some of your others stats must be based on a "Palm Beach County" unless ocean breezes on Palm Beach city qualify as "bad  More

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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 18 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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