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Lancaster, CA vs Sanford, FL

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- Sanford is 0% more densely populated than Lancaster.
- People are 1.7% less likely to be married in Sanford.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years older in Sanford.
 Lancaster, CASanford, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,215329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 2010156,897  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,291285,036,114
 Population - 199097,291  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock60.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,592.493.4
 Land Area94.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lancaster, CASanford, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Lancaster, CASanford, FLUnited States
 White27.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.3%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock26.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lancaster, CASanford, FLUnited States
 Married Population43.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households52,448  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,05280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,192  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 8 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Reviews for Sanford    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

we are looking for a place that except a dog she 11 years old fixed, we are on social se curity we get about 1600 a month I am 59 and my husband is 52 years of age  More

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Over 15 years ago

A little southern town with some bad areas and not too much variety in culture besides white and black. Not too close to orlando, lots of outdoor activities, and overall  More

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You need to check exactly where in 32773 a house is located as the properties on the edge of the zip or more like 32746 Lake Mary. All services and shopping tends to be  More

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