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Waxhaw, NC vs Banner Elk, NC

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- Banner Elk is 0% more densely populated than Waxhaw.
- People are 64.2% less likely to be married in Banner Elk.
- The Median Age is 14.8 years younger in Banner Elk.
 Waxhaw, NCBanner Elk, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,350329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock21.538.4
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 Population - 20109,961  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock811285,036,114
 Population - 19901,294  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,290.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock706.493.4
 Land Area11.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Waxhaw, NCBanner Elk, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock22.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock4.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5419.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Waxhaw, NCBanner Elk, NCUnited States
 White71.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.9%12.2%
 Asian5.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Waxhaw, NCBanner Elk, NCUnited States
 Married Population62.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock20.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock77.7%50.2%
 Never Married25.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock4.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.762.60
 Households5,930  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children58.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock71.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households771  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  More

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