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San Luis Obispo, CA vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 26.6% less likely to be married in West Lafayette.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years younger in West Lafayette.
 San Luis Obispo, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,515329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock21.538.4
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 Population - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,778285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,277.793.4
 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, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock25.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.2%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, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.7%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock20.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock78.9%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock2.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,50680,755,759
     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  Unlock9.3%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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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