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Southport, NC vs Blowing Rock, NC

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- Blowing Rock is 0% more densely populated than Southport.
- People are 11.0% less likely to be married in Blowing Rock.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years younger in Blowing Rock.
 Southport, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,072329,725,481
 Female Population60.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population39.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock6138.4
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 Population - 20102,934  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,418285,036,114
 Population - 19902,369  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock355.893.4
 Land Area4.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Southport, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock22.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Southport, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 White84.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Southport, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Married Population64.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.2%50.2%
 Never Married15.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.782.60
 Households1,739  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock26680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children12.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock85.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households491  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews
Elvin · Randolph, NJ
Beautiful place
Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Joseph · Southport, NC
Not so bad
Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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mike · Southport, NC
Southport, NC
Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews
Maki · Blowing Rock, NC
weather
Over 11 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Douglas · Blowing Rock, NC
the weather
Over 17 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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