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Melrose, MA vs Antioch, CA

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- Antioch is 0% more densely populated than Melrose.
- People are 22.4% less likely to be married in Antioch.
- The Median Age is 5.1 years younger in Antioch.
 Melrose, MAAntioch, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,750329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 201027,041  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock90,532285,036,114
 Population - 199028,150  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,910.293.4
 Land Area4.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Melrose, MAAntioch, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Melrose, MAAntioch, CAUnited States
 White80.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.5%12.2%
 Asian8.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock35.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Melrose, MAAntioch, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.3%50.2%
 Never Married29.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households11,996  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock26,37680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,191  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Melrose    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Melrose is located a mere 7 miles from Boston and is only one of four cities in MA without a major road traversing, there are three commuter rail stops. It's filled  More

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Reviews for Antioch    19 Reviews

Just like most large 100k population cities, there are some places in Antioch that crime is almost non existent while over by the freeway, it's very high. You must look  More

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Over 12 years ago

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So you've been searching for an affordable yet spacious home in the Bay Area for years and have started to give up hope. Then one day you expanded your search into East  More

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