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Rutherfordton, NC vs Rifle, CO

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- Rifle is 0% more densely populated than Rutherfordton.
- People are 23.0% more likely to be married in Rifle.
- The Median Age is 12.1 years younger in Rifle.
 Rutherfordton, NCRifle, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,325329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.138.4
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 Population - 20104,178  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,784285,036,114
 Population - 19903,617  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,459.493.4
 Land Area4.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rutherfordton, NCRifle, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8410.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Rutherfordton, NCRifle, COUnited States
 White84.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian0.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rutherfordton, NCRifle, COUnited States
 Married Population47.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated6.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married27.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.992.60
 Households1,533  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,65280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households731  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Rutherfordton    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Climate is moderate. Right in the middle of the geothermal belt of NC. Convenient to four major cities. Shopping and highways available.Very low crime  More

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Over 16 years ago

Crime in Rutherfordton in next to non-existant. You hardly ever hear of murder or rape here. I'm aware that we have burgleries and so forth, but very serious crime?   More

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Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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