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Raleigh, NC vs Southport, NC

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- Southport is 0% more densely populated than Raleigh.
- People are 54.4% more likely to be married in Southport.
- The Median Age is 29.0 years older in Southport.
 Raleigh, NCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,842329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock63.238.4
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 Population - 2010406,412  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,351285,036,114
 Population - 1990207,951  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock73.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now128.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock971.993.4
 Land Area145.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Raleigh, NCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock30.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Raleigh, NCSouthport, NCUnited States
 White52.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.2%12.2%
 Asian4.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Raleigh, NCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Married Population42.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock63.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households187,234  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,24880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock69.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households85,717  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.9%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 Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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