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Costa Mesa, CA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa is 0% more densely populated than Costa Mesa.
- People are 23.9% less likely to be married in Tuscaloosa.
- The Median Age is 6.5 years younger in Tuscaloosa.
 Costa Mesa, CATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock99,252329,725,481
 Female Population49.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.538.4
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 Population - 2010110,137  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock77,906285,036,114
 Population - 199096,357  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now16.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,608.493.4
 Land Area15.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock10.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Costa Mesa, CATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Costa Mesa, CATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 White49.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.0%12.2%
 Asian9.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Costa Mesa, CATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Married Population45.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married41.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households41,243  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,42880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households16,740  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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