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Somerville, MA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Somerville.
- People are 55.1% more likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 5.7 years older in San Jose.
 Somerville, MASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201075,870  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 199076,210  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area4.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Somerville, MASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%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  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3433.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Somerville, MASan Jose, CAUnited States
 White68.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian9.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Somerville, MASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population33.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married58.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households34,523  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,884  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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