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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Bloomington, IN

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 10.0% less likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years younger in Bloomington.
 San Luis Obispo, CABloomington, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock80,064329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2438.4
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 Population - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock69,291285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,443.593.4
 Land Area13.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Luis Obispo, CABloomington, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 San Luis Obispo, CABloomington, INUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.3%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CABloomington, INUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock25.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock74.1%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,16880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,342  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews
Bruce · Las Vegas, NV
COST OF LIVING AND FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE
Over 10 years ago

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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Tim · San Luis Obispo, CA
Sunny & 70º
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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Sadie · San Luis Obispo, CA
Beautiful place to live hard to find a room
Over 12 years ago

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 Bloomington    25 Reviews
Dan · Bloomington, IN
Wonderfull, small, but cosmopolitan town!
Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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N · Bloomington, IN
Corruption!
Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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pump · Indianapolis, IN
BloomingNot
Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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