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Charleston, SC vs Simi Valley, CA

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- Simi Valley is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 12.5% more likely to be married in Simi Valley.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years older in Simi Valley.
 Charleston, SCSimi Valley, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock126,809329,725,481
 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  Unlock111,351285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,054.093.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCSimi Valley, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCSimi Valley, CAUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock25.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCSimi Valley, CAUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.5%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.872.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock30,96580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.9%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 Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 16 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  More

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