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Suwanee, GA vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Suwanee.
- People are 17.1% less likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 2.7 years younger in Charleston.
 Suwanee, GACharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201015,403  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 19902,412  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now803.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area10.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Suwanee, GACharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5418.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Suwanee, GACharleston, SCUnited States
 White56.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian20.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Suwanee, GACharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population54.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married31.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed1.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households7,586  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,233  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Suwanee    8 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 7 years. It is by far the best place to raise a family. So many things to do. Most people in our neighborhood have children. Schools are great.   More

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Over 13 years ago

We moved to Suwanee 7 months ago. Suwanee is a great town to live in. Great schools, low crime (for Atlanta area), convenient to many shopping areas nearby. The Towne  More

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Over 15 years ago

Suwanee has some of the best schools in the state of  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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