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Santa Cruz, CA vs Freeland, WA

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- Freeland is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 60.7% more likely to be married in Freeland.
- The Median Age is 25.6 years older in Freeland.
 Santa Cruz, CAFreeland, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,997329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock54.638.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,313285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock514.493.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAFreeland, WAUnited 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  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock22.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAFreeland, WAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.5%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAFreeland, WAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.8%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock47580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock58.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.4%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 Freeland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

My dream was to live in a place surrounded by water, trees and clouds, walking distance to a library, grocery store and post office. Now, here in Freeland, WA on  More

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Over 18 years ago

Freeland is on the south end of Whidbey Island, in Puget Sound just morth of Seattle. We retired here a couple of years ago after close to 30 years in Atlanta, GA.   More

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Over 19 years ago

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