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Grand Junction, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara is 0% more densely populated than Grand Junction.
- People are 5.5% less likely to be married in Santa Barbara.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years younger in Santa Barbara.
 Grand Junction, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,132329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 201058,842  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock92,325285,036,114
 Population - 199029,034  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now118.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,570.493.4
 Land Area39.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Junction, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Junction, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 White79.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Junction, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households27,551  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,54680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,734  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  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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