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Santa Cruz, CA vs Hood River, OR

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- Hood River is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 40.4% more likely to be married in Hood River.
- The Median Age is 7.3 years older in Hood River.
 Santa Cruz, CAHood River, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,210329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,831285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,158.993.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAHood River, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAHood River, ORUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock2.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock25.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAHood River, ORUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.3%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,96780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Some love it, others not so much
Over 5 years ago

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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Kimberly · Santa Cruz, CA
Small Town, Big City
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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Holly · Live Oak, CA
Santa Cruz is my Heart Home in so many ways
Over 6 years ago

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 Hood River    10 Reviews
John · White Salmon, WA
A Troubling phenom in paradise
Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for 20 years coming from the NY east coast area. This is a lot better in Summer as reflected in the rents which are out of this world -- $200 per  More

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Hope · Hood River, OR
Hood River Oregon
Over 10 years ago

Hood River Oregon is a amazing place to live the winters are awesome lots to do.The two things that i found that sucks about hood river is the cost of living and the  More

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Alex · The Dalles, OR
Register Voters
Over 15 years ago

I would like to know how many Hispanics are register voters in the city of The Dalles OR. And how many Hispanics are there in the ciy of The Dalles  More

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