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Selma, CA vs Downey, CA

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- Downey is 0% more densely populated than Selma.
- People are 2.8% more likely to be married in Downey.
- The Median Age is 5.1 years older in Downey.
 Selma, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,293329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 201023,367  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock107,323285,036,114
 Population - 199014,757  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now65.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,211.293.4
 Land Area5.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Selma, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Selma, CADowney, CAUnited States
 White11.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.5%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock74.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Selma, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.7%50.2%
 Never Married38.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.292.60
 Households7,179  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27,40080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,616  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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