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Santee, CA vs Sterling, CO

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- Sterling is 0% more densely populated than Santee.
- People are 19.1% less likely to be married in Sterling.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years younger in Sterling.
 Santee, CASterling, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,976329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 201053,677  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,360285,036,114
 Population - 199052,902  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,835.393.4
 Land Area16.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santee, CASterling, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Santee, CASterling, COUnited States
 White67.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.4%12.2%
 Asian4.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santee, CASterling, COUnited States
 Married Population52.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.7%50.2%
 Never Married30.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.592.60
 Households20,620  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,60980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,816  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 14 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 18 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  More

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Reviews for Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 13 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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