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Shelby, NC vs Fletcher, NC

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- Fletcher is 0% more densely populated than Shelby.
- People are 40.0% more likely to be married in Fletcher.
- The Median Age is 1.7 years younger in Fletcher.
 Shelby, NCFletcher, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,935329,725,481
 Female Population55.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.138.4
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 Population - 201020,314  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,185285,036,114
 Population - 199014,669  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock101.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now37.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,241.893.4
 Land Area22.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Shelby, NCFletcher, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Shelby, NCFletcher, NCUnited States
 White57.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.6%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Shelby, NCFletcher, NCUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated5.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.9%50.2%
 Never Married33.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.3%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households9,487  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,25980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock56.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,351  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Shelby    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Not likely you'll settle here out of chance, a job will likely bring you here. I have lived in the Shelby area for the past ten years and have seen an explosion of  More

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Reviews for Fletcher    6 Reviews

The actual average snowfall in Fletcher NC is 1" it would be lower if the very rare snowfall during the winter of 2009-2010 was not taken into consideration and factored  More

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Hi Again, just a final note on this subject for now; The site here inducates a annual average of 3.6" which is likely a typo dropping of the 10. I've lived here since  More

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Over 15 years ago

Updating as we are well into spring. The total Snowfall this winter is just over 38 inches, that is Thirty-Eight inches, the average here is around 13" with a seasonal  More

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