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Belmont, CA vs Albany, CA

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- Albany is 0% more densely populated than Belmont.
- People are 10.0% less likely to be married in Albany.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years younger in Albany.
 Belmont, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,958329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201025,933  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,444285,036,114
 Population - 199024,127  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now10.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,156.093.4
 Land Area4.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Belmont, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Belmont, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 White49.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.1%12.2%
 Asian29.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Belmont, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Married Population62.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.2%50.2%
 Never Married25.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households10,961  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,21080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children44.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,299  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Belmont    2 Reviews

San Jose is within 25 miles to the South, San Francisco within 25 miles to the North. Half-moon bay (the coast) within 25 miles to the west, and Berkley/Oakland are  More

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Over 19 years ago

...if one is lucky and rich enough to avoid the native populace. Belmont lies in a corrador south of the race track where the proud tradition of vice continues to this  More

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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 14 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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