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North Charleston, SC vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda is 0% more densely populated than North Charleston.
- People are 61.8% more likely to be married in Punta Gorda.
- The Median Age is 31.5 years older in Punta Gorda.
 North Charleston, SCPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,230329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock65.238.4
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 Population - 201097,967  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,344285,036,114
 Population - 199070,218  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now69.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,239.193.4
 Land Area77.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 North Charleston, SCPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock4.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock24.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock6.4%1.9%
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 Race
 North Charleston, SCPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 White37.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 North Charleston, SCPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Married Population40.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock34.8%50.2%
 Never Married43.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households45,428  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,33880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock77.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,683  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.8%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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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