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North Charleston, SC vs Dover, DE

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- Dover is 0% more densely populated than North Charleston.
- People are 13.7% less likely to be married in Dover.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years older in Dover.
 North Charleston, SCDover, DEUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,940329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201097,967  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,135285,036,114
 Population - 199070,218  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now69.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,645.393.4
 Land Area77.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 North Charleston, SCDover, DEUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 North Charleston, SCDover, DEUnited States
 White37.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock39.4%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 North Charleston, SCDover, DEUnited States
 Married Population40.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.2%50.2%
 Never Married43.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households45,428  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,08380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,683  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock32.6%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 Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 8 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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