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Santa Cruz, CA vs Laguna Hills, CA

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- Laguna Hills is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 72.8% more likely to be married in Laguna Hills.
- The Median Age is 14.0 years older in Laguna Hills.
 Santa Cruz, CALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,409329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4338.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock31,178285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,756.193.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%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  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.0%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.712.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,95380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.9%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 Laguna Hills    6 Reviews
Mary · Aliso Viejo, CA
Nice place to live, but expensive & heavy traffic
Over 8 years ago

We have lived in Orange County since the 70’s and moved to Laguna Hills in 1999. Since then our 1800 square foot house purchased for $300K has appreciated to over $700K.  More

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Mary · Aliso Viejo, CA
Nice place to live, but expensive & heavy traffic
Over 8 years ago

We have lived in Orange County since the 70’s and moved to Laguna Hills in 1999. Since then our 1800 square foot house purchased for $300K has appreciated to over $700K.  More

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Chris · Laguna Hills, CA
Been here 17 years, good place to live
Over 14 years ago

I have been a resident of Laguna Hills since 1994. When I moved here it was actually less expensive than the Long Beach area where I was living. Now it is more expensive  More

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