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Raleigh, NC vs Fort Mill, SC

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- Fort Mill is 0% more densely populated than Raleigh.
- People are 41.7% more likely to be married in Fort Mill.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Fort Mill.
 Raleigh, NCFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,069329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 2010406,412  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,587285,036,114
 Population - 1990207,951  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock228.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now128.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,236.493.4
 Land Area145.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Raleigh, NCFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Raleigh, NCFort Mill, SCUnited States
 White52.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.3%12.2%
 Asian4.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Raleigh, NCFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Married Population42.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.4%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households187,234  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households85,717  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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