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Santa Cruz, CA vs Ojai, CA

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- Ojai is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 26.7% more likely to be married in Ojai.
- The Median Age is 20.0 years older in Ojai.
 Santa Cruz, CAOjai, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,640329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,862285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,757.193.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAOjai, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%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  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAOjai, CAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAOjai, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.2%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,66080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.1%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 Ojai    7 Reviews

Ojai has it's social and environmental challenges. It's population can be insular and self-absorbed. I grew up in Palo Alto and lived in Berkeley in the 70's so I can  More

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Over 10 years ago

Yes, Ojai is pretty geographically but there are a lot of run down neighborhoods. There are no "rules" about keeping your house or yard up and therefore lots of people  More

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Over 11 years ago

From my contacts, this place is my idea of how I want to spend my remaining days on  More

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