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Augusta, GA vs North Charleston, SC

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- North Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Augusta.
- People are 14.3% more likely to be married in North Charleston.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years younger in North Charleston.
 Augusta, GANorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,542329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 2010196,388  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock79,641285,036,114
 Population - 1990186,678  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock49.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,478.293.4
 Land Area302.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Augusta, GANorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Augusta, GANorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 White32.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock43.1%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Augusta, GANorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population35.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.7%50.2%
 Never Married45.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households72,133  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24,74580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,610  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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