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Oak Park, IL vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Oak Park.
- People are 9.9% less likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years younger in Charleston.
 Oak Park, ILCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201051,896  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199053,648  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area4.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oak Park, ILCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Oak Park, ILCharleston, SCUnited States
 White60.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oak Park, ILCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population49.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married35.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households22,793  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,566  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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