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Santa Cruz, CA vs Berkeley, CA

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- Berkeley is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 7.8% more likely to be married in Berkeley.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years older in Berkeley.
 Santa Cruz, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock119,607329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.138.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock102,743285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,419.493.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.3%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.4%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock20,64180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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