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Santa Barbara, CA vs Bloomington, IN

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Santa Barbara.
- People are 39.8% less likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 15.1 years younger in Bloomington.
 Santa Barbara, CABloomington, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock80,064329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2438.4
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 Population - 201088,544  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock69,291285,036,114
 Population - 199085,571  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,443.593.4
 Land Area19.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Barbara, CABloomington, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Barbara, CABloomington, INUnited States
 White55.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.3%12.2%
 Asian3.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Barbara, CABloomington, INUnited States
 Married Population43.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock25.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock74.1%50.2%
 Never Married41.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households36,932  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,16880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,386  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews
Kitt · Alhambra, CA
ONCE BEAUTIFUL, NOW RUINED
Over 4 years ago

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Griesel · Santa Barbara, CA
Beautiful and friendly
Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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John · Santa Barbara, CA
A once great town goes downhill
Over 4 years ago

If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews
Dan · Bloomington, IN
Wonderfull, small, but cosmopolitan town!
Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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N · Bloomington, IN
Corruption!
Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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pump · Indianapolis, IN
BloomingNot
Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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