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Spanaway, WA vs Long Beach, CA

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- Long Beach is 0% more densely populated than Spanaway.
- People are 20.1% less likely to be married in Long Beach.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years older in Long Beach.
 Spanaway, WALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock466,565329,725,481
 Female Population49.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 201028,054  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock461,522285,036,114
 Population - 199015,001  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,203.293.4
 Land Area8.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock29.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Spanaway, WALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Spanaway, WALong Beach, CAUnited States
 White52.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.6%12.2%
 Asian6.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races11.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock43.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Spanaway, WALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Married Population51.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.0%10.8%
 Widowed2.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.692.60
 Households11,304  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock100,97480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,838  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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