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San Jose, CA vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Shreveport is 0% more densely populated than San Jose.
- People are 26.3% less likely to be married in Shreveport.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years younger in Shreveport.
 San Jose, CAShreveport, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock189,374329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 2010954,552  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock200,145285,036,114
 Population - 1990782,248  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,767.593.4
 Land Area177.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock15.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Jose, CAShreveport, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 San Jose, CAShreveport, LAUnited States
 White24.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock56.4%12.2%
 Asian37.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Jose, CAShreveport, LAUnited States
 Married Population51.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.8%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households324,376  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,13280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households89,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.4%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 Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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