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Springfield, MA vs Berkeley, CA

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- Berkeley is 0% more densely populated than Springfield.
- People are 1.1% less likely to be married in Berkeley.
- The Median Age is 1.4 years younger in Berkeley.
 Springfield, MABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock119,607329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.138.4
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 Population - 2010153,570  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock102,743285,036,114
 Population - 1990156,983  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-2.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,419.493.4
 Land Area31.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Springfield, MABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Springfield, MABerkeley, CAUnited States
 White28.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.3%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Springfield, MABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Married Population34.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married50.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households58,344  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock20,64180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households22,418  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews
BJ · West Village, Soho, NY
A city on the upswing.
Over 6 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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Victoria · Housatonic, MA
New resident, and I love it
Over 8 years ago

This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Loleta · Springfield, MA
City of Homes
Over 11 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews
Sean · Berkeley, CA
Everything you wanted to know about Berkeley
Over 4 years ago

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Madeline · Berkeley, CA
Best climate
Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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ms local · Oakland, CA
No more hippie love here
Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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