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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz is 0% more densely populated than Tuscaloosa.
- People are 7.2% less likely to be married in Santa Cruz.
- The Median Age is 0.5 years younger in Santa Cruz.
 Tuscaloosa, ALSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,714329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2938.4
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 Population - 201090,409  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,593285,036,114
 Population - 199077,759  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now32.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,922.693.4
 Land Area61.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Tuscaloosa, ALSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock13.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Tuscaloosa, ALSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 White47.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian2.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Tuscaloosa, ALSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Married Population34.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.1%50.2%
 Never Married52.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households36,763  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,40980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,335  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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