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Tigard, OR vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Tigard.
- People are 4.2% less likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years younger in San Jose.
 Tigard, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population48.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201048,101  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 199029,344  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now91.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area12.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Tigard, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Tigard, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 White71.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian9.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Tigard, ORSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population54.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households21,857  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,601  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Tigard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Tigard for more than 10 years. It is about 15-20 minutes away from Portland, and has some nice neighborhoods. That being said, housing is expensive,  More

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Statistics are one thing, reality is more important. Living in Tigard, OR is hellish. The weather is horrible - rain, mud, algae, sleet, hail pretty much most of the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Tigard is conveniently located to the major highways, a little slower pace of life, and the west side of the Portland metro area has better weather. The city is  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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