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Santa Cruz, CA vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 82.7% more likely to be married in Yelm.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years older in Yelm.
 Santa Cruz, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,205329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,289285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock191.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,791.093.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.8%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.222.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,51580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%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 Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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