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Seal Beach, CA vs Portland, OR

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- Portland is 0% more densely populated than Seal Beach.
- People are 16.5% less likely to be married in Portland.
- The Median Age is 21.4 years younger in Portland.
 Seal Beach, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock647,176329,725,481
 Female Population55.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.938.4
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 Population - 201024,176  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock529,121285,036,114
 Population - 199025,098  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-4.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,850.693.4
 Land Area11.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock11.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Seal Beach, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8414.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Seal Beach, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 White69.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.5%12.2%
 Asian12.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Seal Beach, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Married Population50.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married23.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.4%10.8%
 Widowed12.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households13,040  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock139,39080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,901  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%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 Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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