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Santa Fe, NM vs Colorado Springs, CO

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- Colorado Springs is 0% more densely populated than Santa Fe.
- People are 20.5% more likely to be married in Colorado Springs.
- The Median Age is 9.1 years younger in Colorado Springs.
 Santa Fe, NMColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock475,282329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.938.4
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 Population - 201081,021  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock360,890285,036,114
 Population - 199055,859  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now52.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,437.593.4
 Land Area52.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Fe, NMColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Fe, NMColorado Springs, COUnited States
 White39.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.6%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Fe, NMColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.3%50.2%
 Never Married34.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households37,878  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock120,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,097  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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