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Sparta, NJ vs Buies Creek, NC

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- Buies Creek is 0% more densely populated than Sparta.
- People are 71.8% less likely to be married in Buies Creek.
- The Median Age is 21.5 years younger in Buies Creek.
 Sparta, NJBuies Creek, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,522329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock20.938.4
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 Population - 201019,576  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,215285,036,114
 Population - 199015,157  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,534.693.4
 Land Area36.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sparta, NJBuies Creek, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock17.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock4.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock1.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Sparta, NJBuies Creek, NCUnited States
 White86.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.2%12.2%
 Asian3.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sparta, NJBuies Creek, NCUnited States
 Married Population64.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock18.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock81.9%50.2%
 Never Married24.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock2.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.072.60
 Households7,004  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock63.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,527  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children2.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sparta    7 Reviews

I lived in Sparta for 28 years and only moved away because I retired. Both our daughters went through the entire school system and received a great education. In the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Sparta is a wonderful place to raise a family. Sparta has a lot of organized activities plus an abundance of year- round outdoor activites. It has a number of private  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have enjoyed living in Sparta. It is an aesthetically pleasing area, nice lakes, good restaurants, a very good library and small town atmosphere. It lacks continuing  More

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Reviews for Buies Creek    2 Reviews

Buies Creek is an unincorporated, one stoplight town (literally) with two championship golf courses and a university. Campbell University has graduate schools in  More

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Over 19 years ago

The town is unique to itself. Where else can you find rigerous academic affairs situated within tabacco and cotten fields? The biggest problem that I find here is the  More

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