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North Charleston, SC vs Carson, CA

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- Carson is 0% more densely populated than North Charleston.
- People are 17.1% more likely to be married in Carson.
- The Median Age is 7.2 years older in Carson.
 North Charleston, SCCarson, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock95,104329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.938.4
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 Population - 201097,967  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock89,730285,036,114
 Population - 199070,218  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now69.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,079.393.4
 Land Area77.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 North Charleston, SCCarson, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 North Charleston, SCCarson, CAUnited States
 White37.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock22.2%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock37.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 North Charleston, SCCarson, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.8%50.2%
 Never Married43.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.602.60
 Households45,428  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,30980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,683  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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Over 10 years ago

I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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Reviews for Carson    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

The city is going through "Urban Renewal", which means the poor,elderly and homeless can't afford the "NEW" Townhomes so this is what goes on if you fall under either  More

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Over 11 years ago

The weather is very nice throughout the year. We could use more  More

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I've lived in Carson all my life and the only thing special here is the weather. Summers are great, as it is in the 70s for most of the time. However, this is a  More

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