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Santa Monica, CA vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Santa Monica.
- People are 21.8% more likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 6.0 years younger in Bloomington.
 Santa Monica, CABloomington, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,372329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 201089,788  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,808285,036,114
 Population - 199086,905  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,887.493.4
 Land Area8.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Monica, CABloomington, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Monica, CABloomington, ILUnited States
 White62.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian9.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Monica, CABloomington, ILUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married43.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households46,664  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,282  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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