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Aliso Viejo, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica is 0% more densely populated than Aliso Viejo.
- People are 24.8% less likely to be married in Santa Monica.
- The Median Age is 4.0 years older in Santa Monica.
 Aliso Viejo, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock92,828329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.438.4
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 Population - 201047,821  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock84,084285,036,114
 Population - 19907,612  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now562.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,031.393.4
 Land Area6.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Aliso Viejo, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Aliso Viejo, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 White56.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.4%12.2%
 Asian15.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Aliso Viejo, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married31.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.962.60
 Households18,999  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,38280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,966  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Aliso Viejo    8 Reviews

We've lived here in Aliso Viejo now for two years and just love it! It's clean, extremely walkable, little to no crime and relatively affordable when compared to Los  More

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Over 4 years ago

We just moved here from the East Coast and we absolutely love it. It’s pretty peaceful, has beautiful views of the city, and it’s close to the beach and many parks.  More

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We've liked here for 4yrs now and it is one of the most convenient cities I've ever lived in. Our youngest finished their last 2 yrs of high school here and we were  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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