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Charleston, SC vs Port Richey, FL

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- Port Richey is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 1.0% less likely to be married in Port Richey.
- The Median Age is 12.6 years older in Port Richey.
 Charleston, SCPort Richey, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,027329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock48.138.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,021285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,363.593.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCPort Richey, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCPort Richey, FLUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCPort Richey, FLUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.6%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.062.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock76680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock55.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%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 Port Richey    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

It's Florida, so yeah, it's hot. Way too hot. Why is this place populated? Keep an extra pair of clothes in your car because by the time you get there from your front  More

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Port Richey is only 2.7 square miles, so the majority of us who have a Port Richey address don't actually live in PR. I have been hear over a year now and still don't  More

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Over 15 years ago

The area has become very run down in the last few years. Many properties are empty, house prices falling. Crime and drugs are on the rise. Not the best of places to  More

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