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Charleston, SC vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Rocky Mount is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 9.7% less likely to be married in Rocky Mount.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years older in Rocky Mount.
 Charleston, SCRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,375329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,893285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,230.593.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock63.3%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.5%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,83380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.0%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 Rocky Mount    8 Reviews
Ron · Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount Sucks
Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Dawn · Rocky Mount, NC
Seriously, this is the TRUTH about Rocky Mount
Over 12 years ago

Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Derrick  · Rocky Mount, NC
What should I do
Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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