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Seal Beach, CA vs Albany, CA

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- Albany is 0% more densely populated than Seal Beach.
- People are 10.0% more likely to be married in Albany.
- The Median Age is 22.7 years younger in Albany.
 Seal Beach, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,958329,725,481
 Female Population55.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201024,176  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,444285,036,114
 Population - 199025,098  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-4.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,156.093.4
 Land Area11.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Seal Beach, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8414.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Seal Beach, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 White69.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.1%12.2%
 Asian12.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Seal Beach, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Married Population50.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.2%50.2%
 Never Married23.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed12.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households13,040  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,21080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,901  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Seal Beach    3 Reviews

Beach towns are notoriously crowded in the summer, but if you can overlook the crowds you will find a small town feeling comforting in Seal Beach. The beach community of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Seal Beach has the best weather of any place I've lived, and I've lived in two coutries, 5 states, and 14 cities or towns. Seal Beach has vitually no air pullution,  More

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My dad and uncle were born and raised in Seal Beach; my grandparents bought their family home back in 1963 (when my dad was 12) for about $50K. 3 bedroom, 2 bath,  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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