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Santa Ana, CA vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond is 0% more densely populated than Santa Ana.
- People are 0.6% less likely to be married in Richmond.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years older in Richmond.
 Santa Ana, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock115,677329,725,481
 Female Population48.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.738.4
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 Population - 2010325,069  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock99,216285,036,114
 Population - 1990293,742  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,848.793.4
 Land Area27.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Ana, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Ana, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 White9.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock18.0%12.2%
 Asian11.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock43.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Ana, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married42.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.902.60
 Households76,624  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock26,77080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,834  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Ana    15 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Suit Co is a family owned business dedicated to bringing you the best and most fashionable suits in the industry. Our company philosophy is to combine quality fabric  More

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Over 16 years ago

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I live in Santa Ana in a crappy economy, everyone is out to get everyone. Everyone is screwing everyone to get business. There are no jobs, most of people in the mid  More

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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 6 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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