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Salt Lake City, UT vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale is 0% more densely populated than Salt Lake City.
- People are 37.0% more likely to be married in Sunnyvale.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years older in Sunnyvale.
 Salt Lake City, UTSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock155,550329,725,481
 Female Population48.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.238.4
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 Population - 2010186,646  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock131,760285,036,114
 Population - 1990159,936  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now27.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,073.093.4
 Land Area111.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salt Lake City, UTSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Salt Lake City, UTSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 White65.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander2.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salt Lake City, UTSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.9%50.2%
 Never Married44.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.692.60
 Households83,197  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock37,93080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households43,740  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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