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Santa Cruz, CA vs Brookings, OR

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- Brookings is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 81.2% more likely to be married in Brookings.
- The Median Age is 25.5 years older in Brookings.
 Santa Cruz, CABrookings, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock6,706329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock54.538.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,447285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,617.593.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CABrookings, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock6.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CABrookings, ORUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.3%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CABrookings, ORUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.3%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.112.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,12280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock59.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%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 Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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