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Washington, DC vs Leland, NC

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- Leland is 0% more densely populated than Washington.
- People are 87.6% more likely to be married in Leland.
- The Median Age is 12.0 years older in Leland.
 Washington, DCLeland, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,794329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.338.4
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 Population - 2010605,282  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,938285,036,114
 Population - 1990606,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1,223.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now17.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,159.693.4
 Land Area61.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Washington, DCLeland, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock20.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Washington, DCLeland, NCUnited States
 White36.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.0%12.2%
 Asian4.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Washington, DCLeland, NCUnited States
 Married Population32.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.8%50.2%
 Never Married55.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households310,104  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,72580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock60.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households178,908  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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