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Sierra Vista, AZ vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz is 0% more densely populated than Sierra Vista.
- People are 39.7% less likely to be married in Santa Cruz.
- The Median Age is 8.3 years younger in Santa Cruz.
 Sierra Vista, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,714329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2938.4
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 Population - 201045,384  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,593285,036,114
 Population - 199032,983  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now33.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,922.693.4
 Land Area152.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sierra Vista, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock13.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Sierra Vista, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 White57.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sierra Vista, AZSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.1%50.2%
 Never Married28.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households18,058  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,40980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,810  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%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 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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