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Starkville, MS vs Fayetteville, NC

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- Fayetteville is 0% more densely populated than Starkville.
- People are 16.6% more likely to be married in Fayetteville.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years older in Fayetteville.
 Starkville, MSFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock208,497329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201023,900  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock121,015285,036,114
 Population - 199018,458  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock74.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,410.293.4
 Land Area25.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Starkville, MSFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 546.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Starkville, MSFayetteville, NCUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock41.6%12.2%
 Asian3.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Starkville, MSFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.0%50.2%
 Never Married51.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households10,924  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock46,54280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,960  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  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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