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Santa Cruz, CA vs Chowchilla, CA

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- Chowchilla is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 8.1% more likely to be married in Chowchilla.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years older in Chowchilla.
 Santa Cruz, CAChowchilla, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock18,826329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3438.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,127285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock63.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,698.293.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAChowchilla, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAChowchilla, CAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.8%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock49.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAChowchilla, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.6%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.3%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.532.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,45780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock23.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%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 Chowchilla    10 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I was looking over the description of the weather, they are kind of off. It's terribly hot here during the summer we have at least 10 days of 100's which feel's much  More

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I've lived in Chowchilla, CA for about four years. Summer weather is hot; almost never lower than 95F until the end of August. Horribly dry; besides native plants and  More

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Over 19 years ago

There is a small bus that makes routes around  More

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