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- Grand Junction is 0% more densely populated than Santa Maria.
- People are 0.8% less likely to be married in Grand Junction.
- The Median Age is 10.2 years older in Grand Junction.
 Santa Maria, CAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock65,067329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.438.4
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 Population - 201099,633  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock41,986285,036,114
 Population - 199061,284  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock51.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,652.893.4
 Land Area22.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Maria, CAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Maria, CAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 White15.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian4.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Maria, CAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Married Population46.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married41.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.272.60
 Households28,803  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,81780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,963  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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