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Charleston, SC vs Orange Beach, AL

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- Orange Beach is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 31.2% more likely to be married in Orange Beach.
- The Median Age is 18.0 years older in Orange Beach.
 Charleston, SCOrange Beach, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,847329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock53.538.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,784285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock67.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock533.793.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCOrange Beach, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock6.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock20.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCOrange Beach, ALUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCOrange Beach, ALUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.1%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,08480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock69.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.1%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 Orange Beach    3 Reviews

There is a great divide I agree but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and with a  More

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Over 15 years ago

There is a great divide in rich and poor but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and  More

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This area is heavily populated with ostentatious elitists. It is growing rapidly and, because it is so expensive to live here now, it seems to only be attracting the  More

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