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Mount Airy, MD vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara is 0% more densely populated than Mount Airy.
- People are 33.8% less likely to be married in Santa Barbara.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years older in Santa Barbara.
 Mount Airy, MDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,132329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 20109,300  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock92,325285,036,114
 Population - 19903,730  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now154.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,570.493.4
 Land Area4.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mount Airy, MDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Mount Airy, MDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 White82.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mount Airy, MDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Married Population65.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married23.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households3,237  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,54680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children44.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mount Airy    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I grew up here small town beautiful . Left for the marines in 08 came home to a place i cant afford and replaced by people that act like they know the  More

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Its a great place to raise a family and send your children to good public schools. Close to Baltimore and Washington DC. Close to great restaurants. Downtown Frederick  More

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Over 12 years ago

First off yes the cost of living, particularly housing, is expensive. But that is in relation to the rest of the country. Compared to the DC burbs is a bargain. The  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 5 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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