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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Nashville, NC

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- Nashville is 0% more densely populated than Wilkes-Barre.
- People are 20.9% more likely to be married in Nashville.
- The Median Age is 4.7 years older in Nashville.
 Wilkes-Barre, PANashville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,626329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.438.4
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 Population - 201041,502  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,309285,036,114
 Population - 199047,523  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock29.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,209.493.4
 Land Area7.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilkes-Barre, PANashville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilkes-Barre, PANashville, NCUnited States
 White56.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock53.0%12.2%
 Asian2.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilkes-Barre, PANashville, NCUnited States
 Married Population36.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.0%50.2%
 Never Married47.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.0%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households16,614  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,55080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,743  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock37.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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Reviews for Nashville    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Nashville NC is a dying small town with good ole boy politics and small town corrupt police  More

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