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Palm Desert, CA vs Mount Airy, NC

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- Mount Airy is 0% more densely populated than Palm Desert.
- People are 13.0% less likely to be married in Mount Airy.
- The Median Age is 10.8 years younger in Mount Airy.
 Palm Desert, CAMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,547329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.438.4
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 Population - 201048,726  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,484285,036,114
 Population - 199023,252  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now130.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock902.593.4
 Land Area26.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palm Desert, CAMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8413.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Palm Desert, CAMount Airy, NCUnited States
 White66.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.2%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palm Desert, CAMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Married Population52.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.2%50.2%
 Never Married24.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.3%10.8%
 Widowed9.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households23,951  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,57780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,257  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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