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Charleston, SC vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 30.4% more likely to be married in Palo Alto.
- The Median Age is 6.3 years older in Palo Alto.
 Charleston, SCPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,624329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,598285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,875.293.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%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  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%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  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%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  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews
Robin · Charleston, SC
Fabulous
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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Carmen · Upper East Side, NY
Frightening rate of medical malpractice.
Over 4 years ago

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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fran · Isle of Palms, SC
Paradise lost!
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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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