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Wilmington, NC vs Carrboro, NC

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- Carrboro is 0% more densely populated than Wilmington.
- People are 15.8% more likely to be married in Carrboro.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years younger in Carrboro.
 Wilmington, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,237329,725,481
 Female Population53.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 2010106,769  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,782285,036,114
 Population - 199055,530  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now124.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,287.593.4
 Land Area51.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilmington, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilmington, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 White70.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.1%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilmington, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Married Population41.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households52,656  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,81180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,941  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews
jimmy · Wilmington, NC
Wilmington is EXPENSIVE.. No Affordable Housing
Over 2 years ago

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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Kate · Wilmington, NC
Wilmington has it's pros and cons.
Over 3 years ago

I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 
Erasing History and charm
Over 4 years ago

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews
Lot · Carrboro, NC
Carrboro Bottleneck
Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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vanessa · Chapel Hill, NC
lively and progressive community
Over 14 years ago

Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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matt · Carrboro, NC
good climate
Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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