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Miami, FL vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica is 0% more densely populated than Miami.
- People are 0.8% less likely to be married in Santa Monica.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years older in Santa Monica.
 Miami, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock92,828329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.438.4
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 Population - 2010400,798  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock84,084285,036,114
 Population - 1990358,548  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,031.393.4
 Land Area36.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Miami, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Miami, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 White11.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.4%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Miami, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.962.60
 Households181,597  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,38280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households81,491  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children23.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  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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