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Sunnyvale, CA vs Pacifica, CA

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- Pacifica is 0% more densely populated than Sunnyvale.
- People are 4.4% less likely to be married in Pacifica.
- The Median Age is 8.2 years older in Pacifica.
 Sunnyvale, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,595329,725,481
 Female Population47.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 2010140,786  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,390285,036,114
 Population - 1990117,229  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,049.593.4
 Land Area22.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sunnyvale, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Sunnyvale, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 White28.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian47.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sunnyvale, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.4%50.2%
 Never Married33.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.752.60
 Households57,565  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,97180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,635  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

near the  More

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