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Santa Cruz, CA vs Elk Grove, CA

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- Elk Grove is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 78.6% more likely to be married in Elk Grove.
- The Median Age is 9.1 years older in Elk Grove.
 Santa Cruz, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock175,510329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.138.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,984285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock195.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,180.993.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.5%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.1%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.222.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,42880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.8%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 Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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