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Encinitas, CA vs Carpinteria, CA

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- Carpinteria is 0% more densely populated than Encinitas.
- People are 0.2% more likely to be married in Carpinteria.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years younger in Carpinteria.
 Encinitas, CACarpinteria, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,289329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.638.4
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 Population - 201059,638  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,194285,036,114
 Population - 199055,386  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-6.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,134.993.4
 Land Area19.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Encinitas, CACarpinteria, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Encinitas, CACarpinteria, CAUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock45.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Encinitas, CACarpinteria, CAUnited States
 Married Population56.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.672.60
 Households23,746  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,17380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,726  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  More

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Reviews for Carpinteria    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Only trouble is, there's no place to go that's better.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Cost of living in my area is very high, but especially  More

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