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Daytona Beach, FL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara is 0% more densely populated than Daytona Beach.
- People are 23.3% more likely to be married in Santa Barbara.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years younger in Santa Barbara.
 Daytona Beach, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,132329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 201061,626  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock92,325285,036,114
 Population - 199061,921  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,570.493.4
 Land Area65.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Daytona Beach, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Daytona Beach, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 White51.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Daytona Beach, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Married Population34.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married41.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households30,974  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,54680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children14.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households15,431  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  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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