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Pacifica, CA vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Pacifica.
- People are 17.7% less likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 7.9 years younger in Charleston.
 Pacifica, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201037,388  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199037,670  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pacifica, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Pacifica, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 White51.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian20.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pacifica, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population54.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households13,986  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,015  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews
George · Fresno, CA
My hometown....rating...1954 to 1968 (Lived there)
Over 9 years ago

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Alexander · Pacifica, CA
If you like your temperature 65 year round, you'll
Over 11 years ago

Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Katherine · San Jose, CA
Real Estate to buy
Over 14 years ago

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews
Robin · Charleston, SC
Fabulous
Over 3 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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Carmen · Upper East Side, NY
Frightening rate of medical malpractice.
Over 5 years ago

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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fran · Isle of Palms, SC
Paradise lost!
Over 6 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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