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- Columbia is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 56.0% more likely to be married in Columbia.
- The Median Age is 9.9 years older in Columbia.
 Santa Cruz, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock105,086329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.938.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock88,254285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,290.593.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.2%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.3%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.552.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27,46380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%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 Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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