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Carson City, NV vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica is 0% more densely populated than Carson City.
- People are 15.4% less likely to be married in Santa Monica.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years younger in Santa Monica.
 Carson City, NVSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock92,828329,725,481
 Female Population48.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.438.4
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 Population - 201054,983  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock84,084285,036,114
 Population - 199040,443  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,031.393.4
 Land Area144.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carson City, NVSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Carson City, NVSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.4%12.2%
 Asian2.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carson City, NVSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.962.60
 Households23,191  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,38280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,680  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.9%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 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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