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Somerville, MA vs Fresno, CA

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- Fresno is 0% more densely populated than Somerville.
- People are 28.3% more likely to be married in Fresno.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years younger in Fresno.
 Somerville, MAFresno, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock538,678329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.738.4
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 Population - 201075,870  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock427,652285,036,114
 Population - 199076,210  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,711.793.4
 Land Area4.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Somerville, MAFresno, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3433.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Somerville, MAFresno, CAUnited States
 White68.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.5%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock50.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Somerville, MAFresno, CAUnited States
 Married Population33.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married58.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.032.60
 Households34,523  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock117,83980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,884  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.8%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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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