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Grand Junction, CO vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica is 0% more densely populated than Grand Junction.
- People are 11.4% less likely to be married in Santa Monica.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years older in Santa Monica.
 Grand Junction, COSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock92,828329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.438.4
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 Population - 201058,842  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock84,084285,036,114
 Population - 199029,034  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now118.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,031.393.4
 Land Area39.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Junction, COSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Junction, COSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 White79.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.4%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Junction, COSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married32.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.962.60
 Households27,551  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,38280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,734  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.9%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 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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