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Sierra Vista, AZ vs Cortez, CO

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- Cortez is 0% more densely populated than Sierra Vista.
- People are 9.4% less likely to be married in Cortez.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years older in Cortez.
 Sierra Vista, AZCortez, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,742329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.938.4
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 Population - 201045,384  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,977285,036,114
 Population - 199032,983  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now33.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,380.293.4
 Land Area152.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sierra Vista, AZCortez, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Sierra Vista, AZCortez, COUnited States
 White57.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sierra Vista, AZCortez, COUnited States
 Married Population52.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.2%50.2%
 Never Married28.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households18,058  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,810  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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