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Charleston, SC vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 7.9% less likely to be married in Wilmington.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years older in Wilmington.
 Charleston, SCWilmington, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock115,976329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.438.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock75,838285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock64.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,244.693.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCWilmington, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCWilmington, NCUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.0%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCWilmington, NCUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.7%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24,71580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.1%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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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