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Charlestown, IN vs Madison, IN

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- Madison is 0% more densely populated than Charlestown.
- People are 9.8% less likely to be married in Madison.
- The Median Age is 7.3 years older in Madison.
 Charlestown, INMadison, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock12,227329,725,481
 Female Population56.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population43.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.938.4
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 Population - 20107,602  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,004285,036,114
 Population - 19905,889  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,424.193.4
 Land Area11.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Charlestown, INMadison, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1411.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Charlestown, INMadison, INUnited States
 White83.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian0.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Charlestown, INMadison, INUnited States
 Married Population43.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.6%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock21.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households2,998  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,65080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,186  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Charlestown    3 Reviews

I have lived in Charlestown for 55 years. I have raised 4 children in the warm and friendly city of Charlestown. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. The schools  More

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Over 13 years ago

Iv live in charlestown for about 6 years now and the crime here is bad iv see police cars fly past my house iv see people in handcuffs iv even seen my neighbor carried  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nice plce to raise a  More

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Reviews for Madison    5 Reviews

We have one of the best schools in Indiana (Shaw) and a great downtown area, with something going on all the time. Come join the  More

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We visited downtown Madison over the weekend and had a great, great time! One of the court house which had burned down was sad, but ran into a few great stores. One  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nothing much to do. Low crime  More

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