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Simpsonville, SC vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Simpsonville.
- People are 24.2% less likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years younger in Charleston.
 Simpsonville, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population49.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201018,479  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199011,708  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now115.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area9.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Simpsonville, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Simpsonville, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 White67.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Simpsonville, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population59.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married26.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households8,718  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,438  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Simpsonville    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in this city for 30 years and I've seen so many changes! This is a great place to live! I've owned a business in town for 10 years and I feel safe. If I have  More

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Over 11 years ago

Nice suburb of Greenville, growing in diversity and culture. Competing healthcare providers (important!). Upscale manufacturing in the area (BMW and Michelin) results  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lived in Simpsonville for 9 years. Too long. It's a dirty little town with lots of crime and police. City government is mostly dependent on traffic fines and they  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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