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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Silver City, NM

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- Silver City is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 9.7% more likely to be married in Silver City.
- The Median Age is 12.0 years older in Silver City.
 San Luis Obispo, CASilver City, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,694329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3838.4
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 Population - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,545285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-11.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock958.093.4
 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, CASilver City, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 San Luis Obispo, CASilver City, NMUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CASilver City, NMUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.4%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,77980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,342  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.9%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 Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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