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Charleston, SC vs Lexington, KY

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- Lexington is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 0.2% more likely to be married in Lexington.
- The Median Age is 0.5 years younger in Lexington.
 Charleston, SCLexington, KYUnited States
 Population  Unlock321,354329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock260,512285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,133.093.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCLexington, KYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCLexington, KYUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.5%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCLexington, KYUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.0%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock75,18780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.4%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 Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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