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Santa Cruz, CA vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 73.6% more likely to be married in Lake Forest.
- The Median Age is 11.1 years older in Lake Forest.
 Santa Cruz, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,516329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,707285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock45.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,141.793.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.7%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,67780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%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 Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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