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Sylva, NC vs Denver, NC

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- Denver is 0% more densely populated than Sylva.
- People are 110.3% more likely to be married in Denver.
- The Median Age is 13.1 years older in Denver.
 Sylva, NCDenver, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,827329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 20102,563  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,006285,036,114
 Population - 19901,809  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock48.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now51.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock477.093.4
 Land Area3.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sylva, NCDenver, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 410.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock12.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Sylva, NCDenver, NCUnited States
 White72.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races10.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sylva, NCDenver, NCUnited States
 Married Population29.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.1%50.2%
 Never Married51.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed9.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households944  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock78980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households503  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Denver    2 Reviews

Moving from a more active city in Florida, I also agree that Denver NC is a slower pace type of town. Much more rural than most towns, but the thing I like the most  More

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Over 11 years ago

Living in Denver NC is definitely quite and a slower pace than I'm used to even though we don't have a Starbucks there is also not a lot of bars or very much crime. The  More

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