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Santa Barbara, CA vs Pagosa Springs, CO

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- Pagosa Springs is 0% more densely populated than Santa Barbara.
- People are 21.7% less likely to be married in Pagosa Springs.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years younger in Pagosa Springs.
 Santa Barbara, CAPagosa Springs, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,548329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.138.4
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 Population - 201088,544  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,591285,036,114
 Population - 199085,571  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock317.893.4
 Land Area19.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Barbara, CAPagosa Springs, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock11.2%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  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Barbara, CAPagosa Springs, COUnited States
 White55.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian3.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock6.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock42.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Barbara, CAPagosa Springs, COUnited States
 Married Population43.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.3%50.2%
 Never Married41.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock29.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households36,932  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock29480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,386  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

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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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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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 Pagosa Springs    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Driving in from the Durango airport (If you can ignore the slum area just before town on 160) is a beautiful sight! As pretty as any town in Colorado. (Except for all  More

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Over 7 years ago

First off it’s generally beautiful around here! Tons of things to do..mostly outside things, like you’d expect from a ski/mountain town -hunting, fishing, hiking,  More

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Over 8 years ago

Pagosa is a beautiful mountain town with an abundance of outdoor activities: skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. It is also a major tourist area with many  More

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