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Santa Cruz, CA vs Manhattan Beach, CA

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- Manhattan Beach is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 87.7% more likely to be married in Manhattan Beach.
- The Median Age is 13.8 years older in Manhattan Beach.
 Santa Cruz, CAManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,585329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,852285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,038.693.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.2%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.652.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,31780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.2%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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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 Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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