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Broomfield, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara is 0% more densely populated than Broomfield.
- People are 22.6% less likely to be married in Santa Barbara.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years older in Santa Barbara.
 Broomfield, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,132329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 201056,212  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock92,325285,036,114
 Population - 199024,638  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now193.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,570.493.4
 Land Area33.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Broomfield, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Broomfield, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 White75.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Broomfield, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married29.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households29,487  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,54680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,460  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Broomfield    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Broomfield for almost 25 years. We moved here to raise kids and for the schools in Boulder Valley School District (without having to live and pay for  More

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Broomfield, Colorado is a great place to live if you don’t actually want to live in a real town with character, real shops, restaurants, and a sense of community but  More

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Broomfield has all the advantages of Colorado (or around Denver), things like good weather and overall a decent economy, growing demographics, good schools, and views of  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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