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Santa Ana, CA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Santa Ana.
- People are 13.0% more likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in San Jose.
 Santa Ana, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population313,8181,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population48.6%49.1%50.5%
 Male Population51.4%50.9%49.5%
 Median Age3337.538.4
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 Population - 2010325,069954,552309,327,143
 Population - 2000337,977894,943285,036,114
 Population - 1990293,742782,248251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now-2.0%13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.8%29.6%30.8%
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 Population Density11,469.55,721.793.4
 Land Area27.4177.13,531,905.4
 Water Area0.03.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Ana, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%5.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.5%5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%6.5%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.4%3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%3.4%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.4%5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.7%15.6%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4414.1%14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%13.9%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.9%6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%5.5%6.3%
 Age 65 to 746.1%7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%3.7%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.4%1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Ana, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 White9.5%24.4%59.4%
 Black0.9%2.8%12.2%
 Asian11.8%37.3%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%0.4%0.2%
 Other0.1%0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%3.5%3.2%
 Hispanic76.7%31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Ana, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.8%51.8%49.8%
     Currently Married43.8%50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%1.5%1.8%
 Single Population54.2%48.2%50.2%
 Never Married42.7%36.2%33.8%
 Divorced7.5%7.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%4.2%5.6%
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 Household Size4.043.082.60
 Households76,624324,376124,010,992
 Family Households61,790234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.9%37.3%30.5%
     Married couple, no children30.2%38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,83489,83143,255,233
     Single householder, w/children17.2%12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.6%12.6%10.8%
Reviews for Santa Ana    15 Reviews

Over 6 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 14 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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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