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Santa Cruz, CA vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 34.6% more likely to be married in Fresno.
- The Median Age is 2.7 years older in Fresno.
 Santa Cruz, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock538,678329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.738.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock427,652285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,711.793.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.5%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock50.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.032.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock117,83980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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