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North Charleston, SC vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa is 0% more densely populated than North Charleston.
- People are 14.8% less likely to be married in Tuscaloosa.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years younger in Tuscaloosa.
 North Charleston, SCTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock99,252329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.538.4
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 Population - 201097,967  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock77,906285,036,114
 Population - 199070,218  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now69.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,608.493.4
 Land Area77.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock10.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 North Charleston, SCTuscaloosa, ALUnited 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  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 North Charleston, SCTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 White37.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.0%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 North Charleston, SCTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Married Population40.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married43.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households45,428  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,42880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,683  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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