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Sonora, CA vs Carson, CA

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- Carson is 0% more densely populated than Sonora.
- People are 33.8% more likely to be married in Carson.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years older in Carson.
 Sonora, CACarson, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock95,104329,725,481
 Female Population55.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.938.4
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 Population - 20104,881  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock89,730285,036,114
 Population - 19904,153  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now16.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,079.393.4
 Land Area3.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sonora, CACarson, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sonora, CACarson, CAUnited States
 White80.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock22.2%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock37.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sonora, CACarson, CAUnited States
 Married Population35.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.3%10.8%
 Widowed9.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.602.60
 Households2,097  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,30980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,068  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Carson    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The city is going through "Urban Renewal", which means the poor,elderly and homeless can't afford the "NEW" Townhomes so this is what goes on if you fall under either  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather is very nice throughout the year. We could use more  More

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I've lived in Carson all my life and the only thing special here is the weather. Summers are great, as it is in the 70s for most of the time. However, this is a  More

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