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San Rafael, CA vs Providence, RI

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- Providence is 0% more densely populated than San Rafael.
- People are 30.7% less likely to be married in Providence.
- The Median Age is 11.0 years younger in Providence.
 San Rafael, CAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Population  Unlock188,812329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.138.4
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 Population - 201057,765  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock173,618285,036,114
 Population - 199048,404  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,256.593.4
 Land Area16.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Rafael, CAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 San Rafael, CAProvidence, RIUnited States
 White56.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.0%12.2%
 Asian6.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock42.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Rafael, CAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Married Population48.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households23,816  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock37,48780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,762  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews
Monica · San Rafael, CA
Moderation is always good
Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Jonathan · San Rafael, CA
Crime
Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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David · San Rafael, CA
San Rafael
Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews
RICK · Attleboro, MA
LOVIN IT
Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Skyy · Rockford, IL
How is Providence RI?
Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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Matthew · Providence, RI
Providence is the most pot smoking city US I've ev
Over 11 years ago

And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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