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Roanoke, VA vs Fort Mill, SC

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- Fort Mill is 0% more densely populated than Roanoke.
- People are 63.2% more likely to be married in Fort Mill.
- The Median Age is 1.6 years younger in Fort Mill.
 Roanoke, VAFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,069329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 201096,722  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,587285,036,114
 Population - 199096,397  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock228.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,236.493.4
 Land Area42.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Roanoke, VAFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Roanoke, VAFort Mill, SCUnited States
 White57.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.3%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Roanoke, VAFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Married Population36.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.4%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed8.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households42,766  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,691  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  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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