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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

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- Carmel-by-the-Sea is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 111.7% more likely to be married in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
- The Median Age is 37.6 years older in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
 San Luis Obispo, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,296329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock63.638.4
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 Population - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,081285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,091.993.4
 Land Area13.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Luis Obispo, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock28.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.9%1.9%
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 Race
 San Luis Obispo, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.0%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.042.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock98180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock70.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,342  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock1.2%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 Carmel-By-The-Sea    3 Reviews
Robert · Elkridge, MD
Home
Over 9 years ago

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Abhd · Carmel, CA
more shopping center than a town
Over 16 years ago

carmel has about 60 vacation homes and a dense cottage-y downtown. basically it is a tourist trap cental business district and a bunch of vacation rental homes. the  More

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Devon · Carmel by the Sea, CA
Liberals
Over 17 years ago

Liberals have run me out of town. The political is so overwhelming I am looking to relocate. However, if you are an aging hippie with a great deal of money you will be  More

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