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Ottumwa, IA vs Santa Paula, CA

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- Santa Paula is 0% more densely populated than Ottumwa.
- People are 8.4% more likely to be married in Santa Paula.
- The Median Age is 4.0 years younger in Santa Paula.
 Ottumwa, IASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock30,741329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 201025,061  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,598285,036,114
 Population - 199024,488  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,771.293.4
 Land Area15.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ottumwa, IASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Ottumwa, IASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 White74.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock82.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ottumwa, IASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.9%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.412.60
 Households10,279  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,83280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,797  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

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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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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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 Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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