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Charleston, SC vs Summersville, WV

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- Summersville is 0% more densely populated than Charleston.
- People are 26.4% more likely to be married in Summersville.
- The Median Age is 18.5 years older in Summersville.
 Charleston, SCSummersville, WVUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,467329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock5438.4
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 Population - 2010120,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,294285,036,114
 Population - 199080,414  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock772.793.4
 Land Area110.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charleston, SCSummersville, WVUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock17.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Charleston, SCSummersville, WVUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%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  Unlock0.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charleston, SCSummersville, WVUnited States
 Married Population44.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.3%50.2%
 Never Married40.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households63,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,06880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock59.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,561  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.7%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 Summersville    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Summersville for over 20 years and I wouldn't recommend moving here. The job market is stagnant, the mindset is 50+ years out dated, the economy isn't  More

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Over 7 years ago

The lake is great but the culture is dated 50 years back. There's no cultural diversity, people are biggots, and a declining population. The youth have nothing to do  More

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