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Albany, CA vs Mountain View, CA

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- Mountain View is 0% more densely populated than Albany.
- People are 7.4% less likely to be married in Mountain View.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years younger in Mountain View.
 Albany, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock82,409329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 201018,615  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock70,708285,036,114
 Population - 199016,327  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,872.693.4
 Land Area1.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Albany, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Albany, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 White44.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian28.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Albany, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households7,586  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,96180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,376  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews
John · Albany, CA
Best suburb in California
Over 2 years ago

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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pegeen · Albany, CA
People of Albany CA
Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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pegeen · Albany, CA
Albany housing-- small and expensive
Over 13 years ago

Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews
Jimi · Milpitas, CA
Perfect
Over 5 years ago

It’s  More

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Kathy · Mountain View, CA
Great place to live and work
Over 9 years ago

I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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JASON · Mountain View, CA
City of Mountain View
Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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