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Albany, CA vs South Lyon, MI

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- South Lyon is 0% more densely populated than Albany.
- People are 3.5% less likely to be married in South Lyon.
- The Median Age is 7.2 years older in South Lyon.
 Albany, CASouth Lyon, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,786329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.838.4
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 Population - 201018,615  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,036285,036,114
 Population - 199016,327  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,150.593.4
 Land Area1.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Albany, CASouth Lyon, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Albany, CASouth Lyon, MIUnited States
 White44.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.6%12.2%
 Asian28.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Albany, CASouth Lyon, MIUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.1%50.2%
 Never Married30.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.312.60
 Households7,586  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,17080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,376  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

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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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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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 South Lyon    4 Reviews

Michigan is a beautiful state with great parks and fantastic lakes. Surrounded on three sides by water and with consistent precipitation year-round, there is potential  More

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Over 15 years ago

This fall has been beautiful with lots of sun, Fall in SE Michigan is beautiful in general, it is one of the things I love the most about living here. Winter isn't so  More

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We are looking to move because although you get 4 seasons here, the winter is too long and weather tends to be extreme. I took a college class which confimed that the  More

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