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Jacksonville, NC vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Jacksonville.
- People are 0.5% more likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 12.3 years older in Charleston.
 Jacksonville, NCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population38.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population61.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201078,056  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199030,013  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now154.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area48.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jacksonville, NCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2015.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 545.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Jacksonville, NCCharleston, SCUnited States
 White54.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jacksonville, NCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population44.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married45.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households21,614  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,293  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Jacksonville    12 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

My husband and I are older, he is a disabled veteran and we are retired on moderate to low income. We have lived in different areas including SC. Some pros of living in  More

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Over 9 years ago

Jacksonville North Carolina is a great area to live considering the proximity to the beach and the low cost of living. The area has experienced tremendous growth in the  More

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Hello, we will be moving to the Jacksonville area this fall and need some advice. We will be moving from TX, so we have never been to Jacksonville before and know  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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