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Charleston, SC vs Cape Charles, VA

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- Cape Charles is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 0.7% more likely to be married in Cape Charles.
- The Median Age is 21.0 years older in Cape Charles.
 Charleston, SCCape Charles, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,134329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock56.538.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,134285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-6.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock319.293.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCCape Charles, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock26.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCCape Charles, VAUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.7%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCCape Charles, VAUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.8%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock20.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.942.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock70.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%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 Cape Charles    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Moved here from Florida where the "no see ums" will torture. No bug problems that I have felt here. Rarely see a mosquito. There is a green fly that bits, but only saw  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cape Charles is a delightful and quaint community with some really great assets like golf and boating. I counted only five days over 90 degrees last summer. Winters are  More

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Unsure of the areas, can anyone help me. Master in Social Work; interested the College or educational  More

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