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Yorktown, VA vs Elizabeth City, NC

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- Elizabeth City is 0% more densely populated than Yorktown.
- People are 3.7% less likely to be married in Elizabeth City.
- The Median Age is 27.0 years younger in Elizabeth City.
 Yorktown, VAElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock18,466329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.838.4
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 Population - 2010174  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,188285,036,114
 Population - 1990157  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now36.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,584.793.4
 Land Area0.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yorktown, VAElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 640.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8421.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Yorktown, VAElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 White100.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock50.9%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yorktown, VAElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 Married Population42.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.1%50.2%
 Never Married31.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households154  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,09080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children16.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households105  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children0.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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Reviews for Elizabeth City    9 Reviews

chandler · 
Over 6 years ago

I lived in this city my whole life and is love  More

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let me start by saying yes i was once part of the crime issues in my city i love to now call home,and at my age now ive studied and researched the different cities thats  More

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Over 13 years ago

Elizabeth city has has alot of potiential square feet wise that is. Other than that the city needs some people (Out of state) with common sense to run the city, city  More

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