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Milpitas, CA vs Sonora, CA

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- Sonora is 0% more densely populated than Milpitas.
- People are 38.9% less likely to be married in Sonora.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years older in Sonora.
 Milpitas, CASonora, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,940329,725,481
 Female Population47.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.338.4
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 Population - 201066,694  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,423285,036,114
 Population - 199050,686  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now49.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,561.893.4
 Land Area13.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Milpitas, CASonora, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Milpitas, CASonora, CAUnited States
 White10.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.4%12.2%
 Asian67.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Milpitas, CASonora, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.7%50.2%
 Never Married31.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock23.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households23,681  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,02980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,803  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Milpitas    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

You can't really beat the temperate climates of Milpitas (and a majority of the Bay Area). It's rarely too warm and never too cold. You can complain about many things  More

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I can't believe people are willing to pay as much as they do to live here. I know there are jobs here, but people's lack of reality is mindblowing. I thnk people really  More

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Over 18 years ago

its a great place, but a single family home around 1800sq feet would cost you around  More

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Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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