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West Palm Beach, FL vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than West Palm Beach.
- People are 16.3% more likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 4.9 years younger in Charleston.
 West Palm Beach, FLCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 2010100,819  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199067,643  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now66.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area54.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 West Palm Beach, FLCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 West Palm Beach, FLCharleston, SCUnited States
 White37.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 West Palm Beach, FLCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population38.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married40.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households48,002  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households22,602  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews
Richard · Royal Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach county living
Over 8 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Octavio · West Palm Beach, FL
I love it here!
Over 9 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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dan · West Palm Beach, FL
Pros and cons
Over 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  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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