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Joshua Tree, CA vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Joshua Tree.
- People are 15.0% more likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 4.7 years younger in Charleston.
 Joshua Tree, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population54.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 20107,719  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 19903,898  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now86.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area36.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Joshua Tree, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Joshua Tree, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 White71.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Joshua Tree, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population39.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married37.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households2,904  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,339  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Joshua Tree    3 Reviews

1973 - 1987 Like any small town certain families have more pull. This was the case for what seem to even narrow more down to schools like Salazar & Dubose. It seemed  More

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went to crossroads, a local restaurant in town, and ran across some folks who are relocating to joshua tree from south carolina. they were in town to go to the art  More

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Just 45 minutes from Palm Springs, Joshua Tree is 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the low desert, and is the gateway to Joshua Tree National Park. The city itself it tiny,  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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