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Crystal Lake, IL vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica is 0% more densely populated than Crystal Lake.
- People are 30.2% less likely to be married in Santa Monica.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years older in Santa Monica.
 Crystal Lake, ILSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock92,828329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.438.4
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 Population - 201040,764  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock84,084285,036,114
 Population - 199024,512  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now61.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,031.393.4
 Land Area18.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Crystal Lake, ILSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Crystal Lake, ILSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 White80.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.4%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Crystal Lake, ILSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married28.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.962.60
 Households14,375  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,38280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,302  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  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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