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In 2004, Cumberland County ranked the 5th largest county in North Carolina
with the population of over 300,000 people. The largest component of the county
population is the City of Fayetteville. Its population currently comprises over
a third of the total population in the county. The median age is 31.4 with 75%
of the population being 18 years old and over. The military community of active
duty, contractors, civilian employees, temporary duty students, spouses, dependents
and retirees comprise an estimated 200,000 people in southeastern North Carolina.
Military retirees and family members residing in North Carolina are estimated
at 98,000.
MUNICIPAL POPULATION IN SOUTHEAST REGION, NORTH CAROLINA-
HISTORICAL DATA
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1960
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1970
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1980
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1990
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2000
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% Change
1990-2000
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% Change
1960-2000
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| Cumberland County |
148,418
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212,042
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247,160
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274,566
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302,963
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10.34
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104.13
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| Fayetteville |
47,106
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53,510
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59,507
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75,695
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121,015
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59.87
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156.90
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| Falcon |
235
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357
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339
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353
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328
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-7.08
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39.57
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| Hope Mills |
1,109
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1,866
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5,412
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8,272
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11,237
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35.84
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913.26
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| Linden |
157
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205
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365
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180
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127
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-29.44
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-19.11
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| Spring Lake |
4,110
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3,968
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6,273
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7,524
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8,098
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7.63
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97.03
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| Stedman |
458
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505
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723
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577
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664
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15.08
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44.98
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| Wade |
NR
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315
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474
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309
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480
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55.34
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NR
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Source: US Census Bureau
*NR - Not Reported
HISTORICAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE BY COUNTY
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County
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1990-2000 growth
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1980-1990 growth
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1970-1980 growth
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| Cumberland |
10.34%
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11.15%
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16.56%
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| Bladen |
12.61%
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-6.00%
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15.16%
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| Harnett |
34.19%
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13.87%
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19.94%
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| Hoke |
47.21%
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12.13%
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24.01%
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| Robeson |
17.28%
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3.50%
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19.76%
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| Sampson |
27.20%
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-4.81%
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10.53%
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY POPULATION BY GENDER, AGE, RACE IN 2007
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Cumberland County
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Estimate
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Percent
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U.S.
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Margin of Error
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Total Population
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306,027
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1.9%
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**
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*****
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Male
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151,806
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49.6
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49.3%
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+/-998
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Female
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154,221
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50.4
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50.7%
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+/-998
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Median Age (years)
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36.7
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(X)
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36.7
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+/-0.4
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Under 5 years
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26,478
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8.7
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6.8%
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+/-289
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18 years and over
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207,119
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67.7
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72.9%
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+/-99
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65 years and over
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28,279
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9.3
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12.8%
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+/-542
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One Race
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293,097
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95.8
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97.3%
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+/-2,695
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White
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160,607
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52.5%
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74.5%
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+/-1,643
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Black or African American
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108,532
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35.5%
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12.0%
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+/-2,769
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American Indian & Alaska Native
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5,416
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1.8%
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0.80%
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+/-595
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Asian
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5,619
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1.8%
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4.7%
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+/-450
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Some other race
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12,923
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4.2%
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5.3%
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+/-1,712
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Two or more races
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12,930
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4.2%
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2.7%
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+/-2,695
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
18,571
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6.1%
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15.1%
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*****
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Source: 2007 Projections - Demographics Now (Products of SRC)
Note: This information is limited to the household
population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories,
and other group quarters.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY AGE
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Age Group
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July, 2010
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July, 2015
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April, 2020
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July, 2015
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April, 2030
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0-2
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14,001
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14,400
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14,529
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14,390
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14,313
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3-4
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8,743
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9,104
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9,125
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9,288
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9,103
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5
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4,310
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4,509
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4,525
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4,679
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4,588
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6-9
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18,307
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17,119
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18,634
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17,911
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19,274
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10-13
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17,534
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17,440
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16,737
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18,095
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17,382
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14
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4,219
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4,788
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3,963
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4,739
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4,132
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15
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4,182
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4,487
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3,929
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4,349
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4,161
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16-17
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8,889
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8,807
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8,490
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8,396
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8,909
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18-19
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10,929
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9,975
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10,797
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9,517
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10,878
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20-24
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31,539
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33,297
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31,074
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32,530
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29,890
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25-34
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49,649
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50,157
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54,194
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51,696
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53,311
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35-44
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43,266
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42,859
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43,032
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45,782
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47,350
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45-54
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40,403
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39,958
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38,301
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38,154
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38,427
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55-59
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15,815
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17,979
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19,128
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17,531
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17,996
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60-64
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12,741
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14,790
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16,755
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18,004
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16,497
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65-74
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16,164
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19,389
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23,411
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26,988
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29,863
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75-84
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8,975
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9,736
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10,773
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13,293
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16,067
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85-94
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2,704
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3,324
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3,836
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4,397
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5,022
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95+
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256
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298
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474
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563
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786
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Total
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312,625
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322,416
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331,707
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340,302
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347,947
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Median Age
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31.49
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32.23
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32.96
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33.93
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34.61
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY AGE- FEMALES
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Age Group
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April, 2000
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July, 2007
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% Change
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July, 2010
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July, 2015
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April, 2020
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July, 2025
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April, 2030
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0-2
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7,399
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6,842
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-7.53%
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6,820
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7,023
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7,065
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7,016
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6,968
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3-4
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4,688
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4,419
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-5.74%
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4,260
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4,436
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4,437
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4,526
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4,437
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5
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2,304
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2,195
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-4.73%
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2,089
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2,210
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2,203
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2,292
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2,226
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6-9
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9,619
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9,062
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-5.79%
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9,008
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8,377
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9,213
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8,757
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9,507
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10-13
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9,240
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8,716
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-5.67%
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8,651
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8,568
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8,170
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8,893
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8,561
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14
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2,127
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2,317
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8.93%
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2,067
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2,375
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1,907
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2,352
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2,012
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15
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2,063
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2,228
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8.00%
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2,058
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2,273
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1,936
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2,205
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2,055
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16-17
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4,132
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4,718
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14.18%
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4,425
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4,427
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4,305
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4,231
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4,475
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18-19
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4,464
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4,768
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6.81%
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4,847
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4,478
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4,826
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4,251
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4,838
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20-24
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12,318
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12,545
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1.84%
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13,224
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13,314
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12,783
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12,948
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12,291
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25-34
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24,791
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23,052
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-7.12%
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23,463
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24,755
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25,938
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25,405
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25,247
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35-44
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24,063
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22,686
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-5.72%
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21,835
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21,183
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21,598
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22,963
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24,011
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45-54
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17,253
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20,273
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17.50%
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21,063
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20,640
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19,793
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19,423
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19,752
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55-59
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6,110
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7,792
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27.53%
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8,447
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9,608
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10,060
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9,194
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9,404
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60-64
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5,209
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5,924
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13.73%
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6,824
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8,012
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9,090
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9,500
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8,769
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65-74
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8,070
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8,643
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7.10%
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9,232
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10,849
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12,875
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15,037
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16,493
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75-84
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4,491
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5,205
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15.90%
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5,470
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5,986
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6,651
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8,042
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9,633
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85-94
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1,289
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1,702
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32.04%
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1,902
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2,307
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2,567
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3,010
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3,419
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95+
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112
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165
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47.32%
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197
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228
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359
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428
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589
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Total
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149,742
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153,306
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2.38%
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155,882
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161,049
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165,776
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170,573
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174,687
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Median Age
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31.49
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33.02
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33.59
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34.22
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35.04
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35.97
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36.82
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY AGE- MALES
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Age Group
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April, 2000
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July, 2007
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% Change
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July, 2010
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July, 2015
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April, 2020
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July, 2025
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April, 2030
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0-2
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7,808
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7,140
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-9%
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7,181
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7,377
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7,442
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7,374
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7,345
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3-4
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4,940
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4,590
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-7.09%
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4,482
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4,668
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4,666
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4,762
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4,666
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5
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2,436
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2,284
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-6.24%
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2,221
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2,299
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2,332
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2,387
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2,360
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6-9
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9,951
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9,445
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-5.08%
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9,299
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8,742
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9,478
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9,154
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9,767
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10-13
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9,405
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9,084
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-3.41%
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8,883
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8,872
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8,396
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9,202
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8,821
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14
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2,183
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2,258
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3.44%
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2,152
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2,413
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2,008
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2,387
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2,120
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15
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2,050
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2,466
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20.29%
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2,124
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2,214
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1,976
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2,144
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2,106
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16-17
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4,259
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4,662
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9.46%
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4,464
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4,380
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4,266
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4,165
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4,434
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18-19
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5,810
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5,595
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-3.70%
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6,082
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5,497
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6,039
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5,266
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6,040
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20-24
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18,878
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19,006
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0.68%
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18,315
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19,983
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18,125
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19,582
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17,599
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25-34
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27,699
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24,843
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-10.31%
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26,186
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25,402
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28,503
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26,291
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28,064
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35-44
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23,133
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22,771
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-1.56%
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21,431
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21,676
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21,263
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22,819
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23,339
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45-54
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15,905
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18,355
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21.69%
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19,340
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19,318
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18,543
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18,731
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18,675
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55-59
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5,099
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6,864
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34.61%
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7,368
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8,371
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9,077
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8,337
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8,592
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60-64
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4,232
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5,031
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18.88%
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5,197
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6,778
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7,646
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8,404
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7,728
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65-74
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6,405
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6,549
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2.25%
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6,932
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8,540
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10,274
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11,951
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13,370
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75-84
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2,548
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3,240
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27.16%
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3,505
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3,750
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4,093
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5,251
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6,434
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85-94
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458
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721
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57.42%
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802
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1,017
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1,220
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1,387
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1,603
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95+
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22
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45
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104.55%
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59
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70
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111
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135
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197
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Total
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153,221
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154,949
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1.13%
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156,743
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161,367
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165,458
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169,729
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173,260
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Median Age
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27.97
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29.8
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29.72
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30.35
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31.02
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32.02
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32.47
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Source: www.demog.state.nc.us
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