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Guilford, CT vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Guilford.
- People are 28.4% less likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 13.4 years younger in Charleston.
 Guilford, CTCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population48.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201022,382  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199019,848  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area47.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Guilford, CTCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 346.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Guilford, CTCharleston, SCUnited States
 White86.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian4.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Guilford, CTCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population62.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married22.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households8,665  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,411  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Guilford    5 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years, my husband has lived here for 20+. Beautiful New England town minutes from everything my family needs. It's also about 20 minutes from  More

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Over 8 years ago

Beautiful historic town on the CT Shoreline. Incredible community, excellent schools, and every amenity you can think of right at your fingertips. The downtown area, the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Guilford is great, with a few exceptions. Commuting is nightmare. Don't let your kids hang around 'the green' (town square) because its full of bad kids. Winters are  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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