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Santa Monica, CA vs Twentynine Palms, CA

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- Twentynine Palms is 0% more densely populated than Santa Monica.
- People are 24.3% more likely to be married in Twentynine Palms.
- The Median Age is 17.2 years younger in Twentynine Palms.
 Santa Monica, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,176329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock24.238.4
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 Population - 201089,788  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,764285,036,114
 Population - 199086,905  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock85.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock462.593.4
 Land Area8.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Monica, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock15.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Monica, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 White62.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.6%12.2%
 Asian9.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Monica, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married43.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.752.60
 Households46,664  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,75580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,282  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.1%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 Twentynine Palms    7 Reviews

Twentynine Palms is a really nice, i have a beautiful house... In 5 years, i almost never see anyone outside.. It is very creepy! No one says hi, or waves if you do  More

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Over 8 years ago

Housing is super cheap here. So we are mortgage free. Weather is hot and dry. Good to dry up inflammations. Las Vegas and Palm Springs are much hotter. 29Palms is a  More

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I work on the USMC base as a contractor and rent a house with my fiance. We live in a nice area of town, but the rent is $1550/mon, which by California standards is  More

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