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El Cajon, CA vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than El Cajon.
- People are 3.0% less likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years older in Charleston.
 El Cajon, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201099,815  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199088,693  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area14.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 El Cajon, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 El Cajon, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 White56.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian4.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 El Cajon, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population46.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married37.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households35,003  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,985  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews
Michael · San Diego, CA
Crime, Poverty, Pollution, Angry Communities
Over 6 years ago

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Richard · Ogden, UT
This website asked for this
Over 9 years ago

Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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mike · El Cajon, CA
Fletcher Hills is Awesome!!!
Over 12 years ago

El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews
Robin · Charleston, SC
Fabulous
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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Carmen · Upper East Side, NY
Frightening rate of medical malpractice.
Over 4 years ago

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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fran · Isle of Palms, SC
Paradise lost!
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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