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Charleston, SC vs Greensboro, NC

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- Greensboro is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 12.2% less likely to be married in Greensboro.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years younger in Greensboro.
 Charleston, SCGreensboro, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock295,483329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock223,891285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,292.993.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock5.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCGreensboro, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCGreensboro, NCUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock42.6%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCGreensboro, NCUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.6%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock67,09880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 3 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  More

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