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Greenville, SC vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Greenville.
- People are 11.3% more likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years older in Charleston.
 Greenville, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201059,461  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199058,282  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area29.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Greenville, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Greenville, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 White65.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Greenville, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population40.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married42.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households33,089  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,576  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 3 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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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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