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San Jose, CA vs Lompoc, CA

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- Lompoc is 0% more densely populated than San Jose.
- People are 11.7% less likely to be married in Lompoc.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years younger in Lompoc.
 San Jose, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,232329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 2010954,552  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock41,103285,036,114
 Population - 1990782,248  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,805.693.4
 Land Area177.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Jose, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 San Jose, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 White24.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian37.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock61.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Jose, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Married Population51.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.2%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.062.60
 Households324,376  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,45380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households89,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

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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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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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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Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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