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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 55.9% more likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 9.5 years older in Charleston.
 San Luis Obispo, 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 - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area13.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Luis Obispo, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  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 Luis Obispo, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CACharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,342  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews
Bruce · Las Vegas, NV
COST OF LIVING AND FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE
Over 10 years ago

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Tim · San Luis Obispo, CA
Sunny & 70º
Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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Sadie · San Luis Obispo, CA
Beautiful place to live hard to find a room
Over 12 years ago

San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  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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