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Somerville, MA vs Albany, CA

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- Albany is 0% more densely populated than Somerville.
- People are 67.1% more likely to be married in Albany.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years older in Albany.
 Somerville, MAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,958329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201075,870  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,444285,036,114
 Population - 199076,210  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,156.093.4
 Land Area4.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Somerville, MAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3433.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Somerville, MAAlbany, CAUnited States
 White68.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.1%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Somerville, MAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Married Population33.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.2%50.2%
 Never Married58.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households34,523  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,21080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,884  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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