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Knoxville, TN vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Knoxville.
- People are 22.3% more likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years older in Charleston.
 Knoxville, TNCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 2010178,269  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 1990165,121  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area98.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Knoxville, TNCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Knoxville, TNCharleston, SCUnited States
 White72.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Knoxville, TNCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population36.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households82,586  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households43,037  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  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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