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Charleston, SC vs Milwaukie, OR

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- Milwaukie is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 1.1% more likely to be married in Milwaukie.
- The Median Age is 4.0 years older in Milwaukie.
 Charleston, SCMilwaukie, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,108329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.538.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,490285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,305.193.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCMilwaukie, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock19.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCMilwaukie, ORUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCMilwaukie, ORUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.6%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,17680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.4%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 Milwaukie    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Just enough liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but never a great time to buy a house.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Since I moved in March 2014 the cost of rent has increased including all of the Portland Metro area. The Oregon state minimum wage is 9.25 hr and there is no sales tax  More

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Over 15 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Too many liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but great time to buy a  More

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