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North Charleston, SC vs Newport News, VA

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- Newport News is 0% more densely populated than North Charleston.
- People are 10.1% more likely to be married in Newport News.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years older in Newport News.
 North Charleston, SCNewport News, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock185,069329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.938.4
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 Population - 201097,967  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock180,150285,036,114
 Population - 199070,218  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now69.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,677.593.4
 Land Area77.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock50.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 North Charleston, SCNewport News, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%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  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 North Charleston, SCNewport News, VAUnited States
 White37.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock40.2%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 North Charleston, SCNewport News, VAUnited States
 Married Population40.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.6%50.2%
 Never Married43.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households45,428  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock44,07380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,683  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 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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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 Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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