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Carson City, NV vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Carson City.
- People are 8.6% more likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years younger in San Jose.
 Carson City, NVSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population48.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201054,983  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 199040,443  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area144.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carson City, NVSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Carson City, NVSan Jose, CAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian2.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carson City, NVSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households23,191  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,680  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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