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Oneonta, NY vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara is 0% more densely populated than Oneonta.
- People are 84.9% more likely to be married in Santa Barbara.
- The Median Age is 17.2 years older in Santa Barbara.
 Oneonta, NYSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,132329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 201013,945  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock92,325285,036,114
 Population - 199013,954  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,570.493.4
 Land Area4.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oneonta, NYSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2032.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Oneonta, NYSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 White81.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oneonta, NYSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Married Population23.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married64.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households3,935  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,54680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,951  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Oneonta    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

We have lived here for five years, and are looking to move. The town is fairly conservative and ethnically monotone. In fact, there is a history of racial  More

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Our family has lived in Oneonta for the past 14 years. It is great! Oneonta is safe, friendly, active and serene. The hills will grab you and keep you. Whikle not NYC it  More

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Over 16 years ago

Well oneonta sucks, if it were not for the colleges, it would dry up. the cops suck, they are not trained the way they should be. down town is a ghost town all closed  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 4 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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