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Spanaway, WA vs Fayetteville, NC

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- Fayetteville is 0% more densely populated than Spanaway.
- People are 14.2% less likely to be married in Fayetteville.
- The Median Age is 1.4 years younger in Fayetteville.
 Spanaway, WAFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock208,497329,725,481
 Female Population49.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201028,054  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock121,015285,036,114
 Population - 199015,001  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock74.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,410.293.4
 Land Area8.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Spanaway, WAFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Spanaway, WAFayetteville, NCUnited States
 White52.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock41.6%12.2%
 Asian6.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races11.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Spanaway, WAFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Married Population51.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed2.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households11,304  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock46,54280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,838  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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