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Southport, NC vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara is 0% more densely populated than Southport.
- People are 33.7% less likely to be married in Santa Barbara.
- The Median Age is 24.1 years younger in Santa Barbara.
 Southport, NCSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,132329,725,481
 Female Population60.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population39.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 20102,934  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock92,325285,036,114
 Population - 19902,369  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,570.493.4
 Land Area4.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Southport, NCSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Southport, NCSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 White84.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Southport, NCSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Married Population64.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married15.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households1,739  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,54680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children12.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households491  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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