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Castro Valley, CA vs Sterling Heights, MI

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- Sterling Heights is 0% more densely populated than Castro Valley.
- People are 4.2% less likely to be married in Sterling Heights.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years younger in Sterling Heights.
 Castro Valley, CASterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock134,062329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.338.4
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 Population - 201060,625  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock124,471285,036,114
 Population - 199048,619  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now33.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,680.093.4
 Land Area16.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Castro Valley, CASterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Castro Valley, CASterling Heights, MIUnited States
 White36.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.8%12.2%
 Asian31.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Castro Valley, CASterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households22,467  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock35,03180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,775  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews
Ken · Walnut Creek, CA
2015 review of Castro Valley, CA
Over 11 years ago

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Doug · Castro Valley, CA
Close to the big cities
Over 12 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Curmudgeon · Castro Valley, CA
Castro Valley Needs to Incorporate
Over 13 years ago

Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Sterling Heights    10 Reviews
Todd · Sterling Heights, MI
Need a car
Over 17 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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IDaveZ · Sterling Heights, MI
Warren consoladated school district
Over 18 years ago

Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Christy · Sterling Heights, MI
Moving out!
Over 18 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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