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Charleston, SC vs Pismo Beach, CA

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- Pismo Beach is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 12.4% more likely to be married in Pismo Beach.
- The Median Age is 22.7 years older in Pismo Beach.
 Charleston, SCPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,058329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock58.238.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,551285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,239.093.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.7%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  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%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  Unlock9.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCPismo Beach, CAUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.5%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.882.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,18480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock69.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.9%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 Pismo Beach    4 Reviews

It's a nice town to visit - although very touristy. Clean air - and nice sand dunes nearby. A variety of housing - but expensive. Good for seafood. I would say  More

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It's still challenging to find a good job: Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant has announced it will be closing in 9 years, so many 6-figure incomes will be going along with the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Because of fires allowed in campsites each and everyday it is very smokey and hard to  More

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