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Charleston, SC vs Signal Mountain, TN

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- Signal Mountain is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 56.0% more likely to be married in Signal Mountain.
- The Median Age is 8.4 years older in Signal Mountain.
 Charleston, SCSignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,770329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.938.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,429285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,049.693.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCSignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.8%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  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCSignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.3%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCSignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock69.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock30.0%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,45680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.3%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 Signal Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe, totally non diverse though (99% white), schools are ok but most people here use private schools anyway which tells you that this is an exclusive place in general  More

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We have had a great experience in Signal Mountain, people have been very polite and not nosy at all. The air is clean, there is an extremely low crime rate. Summers  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very nice community on top of Walden's Ridge. Approximately 7,500 people living in both small village/country-side environment. Excellent schools - elementary through  More

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