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Ottumwa, IA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Ottumwa.
- People are 14.5% more likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years younger in San Jose.
 Ottumwa, IASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201025,061  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 199024,488  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area15.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ottumwa, IASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Ottumwa, IASan Jose, CAUnited States
 White74.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ottumwa, IASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households10,279  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,797  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews
Morgan · Ottumwa, IA
Drug & Theft
Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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amanda · Ottumwa, IA
No Culture.....
Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Clint · Barry, IL
Ottumwa - Pros/Cons
Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews
Jim · San Jose, CA
West San Jose is a Desirable Area in San Jose
Over 2 years ago

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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Roger · San Jose, CA
Declining quality of life…
Over 3 years ago

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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Donna · San Jose, CA
HORRIBLE place to live
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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