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Seattle, WA vs Oakland, CA

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- Oakland is 0% more densely populated than Seattle.
- People are 0.9% less likely to be married in Oakland.
- The Median Age is 1.6 years older in Oakland.
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 Seattle, WAOakland, CAUnited States
 Population726,054437,548329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%51.4%50.5%
 Male Population50.7%48.6%49.5%
 Median Age35.336.938.4
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 Population - 2010610,654391,350309,327,143
 Population - 2000563,374399,484285,036,114
 Population - 1990516,259372,242251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now36.6%6.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now49.1%14.1%30.8%
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 Population Density8,657.87,828.393.4
 Land Area83.955.93,531,905.4
 Water Area58.222.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Seattle, WAOakland, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%6.0%5.9%
 Age 5 to 94.0%5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.9%5.6%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.0%2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%2.9%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.3%4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3424.8%19.7%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4415.8%16.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%12.5%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.4%5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%5.4%6.3%
 Age 65 to 747.7%8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%3.7%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.5%1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Seattle, WAOakland, CAUnited States
 White62.2%28.6%59.4%
 Black6.7%21.6%12.2%
 Asian16.2%15.6%5.6%
 Native American0.4%0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%0.5%0.2%
 Other0.4%0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.8%5.7%3.2%
 Hispanic7.2%27.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Seattle, WAOakland, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.5%41.1%49.8%
     Currently Married40.3%39.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%2.0%1.8%
 Single Population58.5%58.9%50.2%
 Never Married45.5%45.2%33.8%
 Divorced10.0%9.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%4.4%5.6%
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 Household Size2.082.582.60
 Households337,361167,307124,010,992
 Family Households148,95991,23580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%29.5%30.5%
     Married couple, no children48.3%35.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households188,40276,07243,255,233
     Single householder, w/children10.7%19.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.3%15.5%10.8%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 3 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
94601, 94605, 94611, 94606, 94603, 94621, 94610, 94602, 94608, 94607, 15 total

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