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Rockford, IL vs Waxhaw, NC

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- Waxhaw is 0% more densely populated than Rockford.
- People are 48.4% more likely to be married in Waxhaw.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in Waxhaw.
 Rockford, ILWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,645329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 2010153,173  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,625285,036,114
 Population - 1990139,426  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock585.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,650.893.4
 Land Area64.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rockford, ILWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock7.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Rockford, ILWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 White52.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.1%12.2%
 Asian3.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rockford, ILWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Married Population41.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.8%50.2%
 Never Married37.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.312.60
 Households61,304  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,15980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock20.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households25,226  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  More

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