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Lancaster, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica is 0% more densely populated than Lancaster.
- People are 7.9% less likely to be married in Santa Monica.
- The Median Age is 8.1 years older in Santa Monica.
 Lancaster, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock92,828329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.438.4
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 Population - 2010156,897  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock84,084285,036,114
 Population - 199097,291  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,031.393.4
 Land Area94.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lancaster, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Lancaster, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 White27.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.4%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lancaster, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.962.60
 Households52,448  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,38280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,192  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.9%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 5 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 7 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 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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