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Norcross, GA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Norcross.
- People are 8.6% less likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in San Jose.
 Norcross, GASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201015,012  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 19905,947  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now202.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area6.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Norcross, GASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Norcross, GASan Jose, CAUnited States
 White20.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian13.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Norcross, GASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population56.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married33.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed2.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households6,083  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,676  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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