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Goleta, CA vs Long Beach, CA

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- Long Beach is 0% more densely populated than Goleta.
- People are 12.4% less likely to be married in Long Beach.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years older in Long Beach.
 Goleta, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock466,565329,725,481
 Female Population48.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 201030,101  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock461,522285,036,114
 Population - 199027,094  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,203.293.4
 Land Area7.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock29.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Goleta, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Goleta, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 White47.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.6%12.2%
 Asian9.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock43.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Goleta, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Married Population46.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.0%50.2%
 Never Married40.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.692.60
 Households11,593  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock100,97480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,425  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews
Boop · Santa Barbara, CA
Great climate, community could be more connected
Over 3 years ago

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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MCecilia · Goleta, CA
Too Rich For My Life Style
Over 17 years ago

I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews
Marcos · Long Beach, CA
Leave, do not move here. Its horrible.
Over 4 years ago

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
I love Long Beach!
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Cheri · Long Beach, CA
Sense of community
Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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