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San Jose, CA vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than San Jose.
- People are 13.4% less likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years younger in Charleston.
 San Jose, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 2010954,552  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 1990782,248  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area177.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Jose, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 San Jose, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 White24.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian37.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Jose, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population51.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households324,376  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households89,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews
Jim · San Jose, CA
West San Jose is a Desirable Area in San Jose
Over 2 years ago

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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Roger · San Jose, CA
Declining quality of life…
Over 3 years ago

I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Donna · San Jose, CA
HORRIBLE place to live
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews
Robin · Charleston, SC
Fabulous
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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Carmen · Upper East Side, NY
Frightening rate of medical malpractice.
Over 4 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 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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