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San Jose, CA vs Norcross, GA

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- Norcross is 0% more densely populated than San Jose.
- People are 9.4% more likely to be married in Norcross.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years younger in Norcross.
 San Jose, CANorcross, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,413329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3338.4
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 Population - 2010954,552  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,410285,036,114
 Population - 1990782,248  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock114.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,855.593.4
 Land Area177.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Jose, CANorcross, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 San Jose, CANorcross, GAUnited States
 White24.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock23.1%12.2%
 Asian37.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock39.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Jose, CANorcross, GAUnited States
 Married Population51.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.3%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households324,376  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,40780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households89,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%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 Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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