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Santa Fe, NM vs Pacifica, CA

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- Pacifica is 0% more densely populated than Santa Fe.
- People are 27.1% more likely to be married in Pacifica.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Pacifica.
 Santa Fe, NMPacifica, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,595329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 201081,021  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,390285,036,114
 Population - 199055,859  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now52.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,049.593.4
 Land Area52.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Fe, NMPacifica, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Fe, NMPacifica, CAUnited States
 White39.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Fe, NMPacifica, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.4%50.2%
 Never Married34.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.752.60
 Households37,878  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,97180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,097  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.0%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 Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

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