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Charleston, SC vs Miami, FL

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- Miami is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 9.3% less likely to be married in Miami.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years older in Miami.
 Charleston, SCMiami, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock440,807329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock362,470285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock12,246.093.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCMiami, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCMiami, FLUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.6%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock72.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCMiami, FLUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.3%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock100,10680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.0%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 Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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