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Cumming, GA vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Cumming.
- People are 3.3% more likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years younger in Charleston.
 Cumming, GACharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 20105,518  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 19902,828  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now134.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area6.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cumming, GACharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Cumming, GACharleston, SCUnited States
 White62.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian8.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cumming, GACharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population43.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married31.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households2,503  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households916  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  More

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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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