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Cedar Falls, IA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara is 0% more densely populated than Cedar Falls.
- People are 1.5% less likely to be married in Santa Barbara.
- The Median Age is 11.1 years older in Santa Barbara.
 Cedar Falls, IASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,132329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 201039,354  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock92,325285,036,114
 Population - 199034,298  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now17.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,570.493.4
 Land Area28.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cedar Falls, IASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Cedar Falls, IASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 White89.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cedar Falls, IASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married46.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households15,254  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,54680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,002  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 12 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  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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