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Capitan, NM vs Lancaster, CA

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- Lancaster is 0% more densely populated than Capitan.
- People are 2.2% more likely to be married in Lancaster.
- The Median Age is 8.2 years younger in Lancaster.
 Capitan, NMLancaster, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock171,820329,725,481
 Female Population48.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.338.4
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 Population - 20101,489  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock118,718285,036,114
 Population - 1990842  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock31.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,822.493.4
 Land Area3.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Capitan, NMLancaster, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Capitan, NMLancaster, CAUnited States
 White50.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock20.0%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock44.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Capitan, NMLancaster, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.2%50.2%
 Never Married26.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed15.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.152.60
 Households561  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock38,25680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households257  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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