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Santa Fe, NM vs Lancaster, CA

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- Lancaster is 0% more densely populated than Santa Fe.
- People are 2.1% more likely to be married in Lancaster.
- The Median Age is 10.7 years younger in Lancaster.
 Santa Fe, NMLancaster, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock171,820329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.338.4
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 Population - 201081,021  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock118,718285,036,114
 Population - 199055,859  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock31.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now52.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,822.493.4
 Land Area52.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Fe, NMLancaster, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Fe, NMLancaster, CAUnited States
 White39.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock20.0%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock44.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Fe, NMLancaster, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.2%50.2%
 Never Married34.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.152.60
 Households37,878  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock38,25680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,097  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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