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New York, NY vs Santa Clara, CA

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- Santa Clara is 0% more densely populated than New York.
- People are 24.7% more likely to be married in Santa Clara.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years younger in Santa Clara.
 New York, NYSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock127,922329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3438.4
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 Population - 20108,190,105  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock102,361285,036,114
 Population - 19907,322,564  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock28.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,952.793.4
 Land Area300.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New York, NYSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 New York, NYSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 White31.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.7%12.2%
 Asian14.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New York, NYSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.7%50.2%
 Never Married43.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.682.60
 Households3,250,657  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock30,05580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,320,967  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children19.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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