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Silver City, NM vs Statesville, NC

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- Statesville is 0% more densely populated than Silver City.
- People are 37.3% more likely to be married in Statesville.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years older in Statesville.
 Silver City, NMStatesville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,777329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.938.4
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 Population - 201010,257  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,320285,036,114
 Population - 199010,683  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,140.093.4
 Land Area10.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Silver City, NMStatesville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Silver City, NMStatesville, NCUnited States
 White43.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock32.5%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Silver City, NMStatesville, NCUnited States
 Married Population31.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.6%50.2%
 Never Married43.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households3,954  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,19480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children14.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,175  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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Reviews for Statesville    8 Reviews

It feels like I stepped into a time portal and went back fifty years ago to the past. People are very racist here from the police to the bank tellers and real estate  More

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Over 4 years ago

Pre pandemic: 2/5 Everything is affordable but there’s a lot of dead shopping centers. Lots of trashy or broken areas. Absolutely nothing to do on Friday and Saturday  More

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Over 11 years ago

The cost of living is very affordable. There are not many places that one can live on the lake in an incredible home for a decent  More

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