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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Albany, CA

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- Albany is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 93.9% more likely to be married in Albany.
- The Median Age is 10.6 years older in Albany.
 San Luis Obispo, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,958329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,444285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,156.093.4
 Land Area13.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Luis Obispo, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 San Luis Obispo, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.1%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.2%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,21080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,342  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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