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Decatur, TX vs North Charleston, SC

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- North Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Decatur.
- People are 20.9% less likely to be married in North Charleston.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years younger in North Charleston.
 Decatur, TXNorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,542329,725,481
 Female Population59.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population40.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 20106,031  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock79,641285,036,114
 Population - 19904,252  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock49.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now78.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,478.293.4
 Land Area8.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Decatur, TXNorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Decatur, TXNorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 White64.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock43.1%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Decatur, TXNorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population51.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.7%50.2%
 Never Married25.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed8.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households2,488  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24,74580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households781  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Decatur    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Very clannish and closed  More

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I live for 15 years in Decatur and then moved to Florida 6 years ago. I hate Florida and desperately miss the friendly, gentle people in Decatur. It is very quiet with  More

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Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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