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Novato, CA vs Albany, CA

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- Albany is 0% more densely populated than Novato.
- People are 1.3% more likely to be married in Albany.
- The Median Age is 11.5 years younger in Albany.
 Novato, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,958329,725,481
 Female Population49.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201051,957  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,444285,036,114
 Population - 199047,585  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,156.093.4
 Land Area27.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Novato, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Novato, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 White60.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.1%12.2%
 Asian6.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Novato, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.2%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households20,682  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,21080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,717  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 11 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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