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Elkhart, IN vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Elkhart.
- People are 18.5% more likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years older in Charleston.
 Elkhart, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201051,844  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199043,627  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area27.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elkhart, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  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 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  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
 Elkhart, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 White56.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian0.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elkhart, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population37.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married38.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households21,212  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,670  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Elkhart    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I grew up in Elkhart and it's not the greatest city. My car had been broken into numerous times while living in northern Indiana (South Bend as well). I attribute to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved away from Elkhart and returned 20 years later. During my time away I lived in many locations around the west coast - but mostly in Arizona. The last couple of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Elkhart 20 years ago, lived mainly in Arizona and returned recently. I have been pleasantly surprised at the wonderful people I've met here. I've made more  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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