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Wilson, NC vs Carrboro, NC

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- Carrboro is 0% more densely populated than Wilson.
- People are 12.4% more likely to be married in Carrboro.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years younger in Carrboro.
 Wilson, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,237329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 201049,203  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,782285,036,114
 Population - 199036,930  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,287.593.4
 Land Area31.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilson, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  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 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilson, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 White36.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.1%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilson, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Married Population42.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.1%50.2%
 Never Married37.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.3%10.8%
 Widowed7.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households19,535  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,81180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

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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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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Over 15 years ago

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

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