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- Santa Cruz is 0% more densely populated than Sedona.
- People are 44.4% less likely to be married in Santa Cruz.
- The Median Age is 29.5 years younger in Santa Cruz.
 Sedona, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,714329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2938.4
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 Population - 201010,035  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,593285,036,114
 Population - 19907,720  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now33.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,922.693.4
 Land Area19.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sedona, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock13.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Sedona, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 White75.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sedona, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.1%50.2%
 Never Married20.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households4,902  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,40980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,117  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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