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Plainfield, NJ vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Plainfield.
- People are 16.0% more likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 1.4 years older in Charleston.
 Plainfield, NJCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population47.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201049,622  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199046,567  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area6.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Plainfield, NJCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Plainfield, NJCharleston, SCUnited States
 White8.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Plainfield, NJCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population38.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married50.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households16,693  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,617  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Plainfield    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Over 19 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  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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