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Wilmington, NC vs Waxhaw, NC

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- Waxhaw is 0% more densely populated than Wilmington.
- People are 50.3% more likely to be married in Waxhaw.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years younger in Waxhaw.
 Wilmington, NCWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,645329,725,481
 Female Population53.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 2010106,769  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,625285,036,114
 Population - 199055,530  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock585.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now124.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,650.893.4
 Land Area51.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilmington, NCWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock7.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilmington, NCWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 White70.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.1%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilmington, NCWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Married Population41.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.8%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.312.60
 Households52,656  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,15980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock20.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,941  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

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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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 · 

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 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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