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Southport, NC vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Southport.
- People are 30.9% less likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 27.7 years younger in Charleston.
 Southport, NCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population60.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population39.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 20102,934  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 19902,369  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area4.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Southport, NCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Southport, NCCharleston, SCUnited States
 White84.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Southport, NCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population64.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married15.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households1,739  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children12.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households491  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport 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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