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Tustin, CA vs Santee, CA

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- Santee is 0% more densely populated than Tustin.
- People are 0.6% less likely to be married in Santee.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years older in Santee.
 Tustin, CASantee, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock59,679329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.338.4
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 Population - 201075,365  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,975285,036,114
 Population - 199050,689  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,608.493.4
 Land Area11.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Tustin, CASantee, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Tustin, CASantee, CAUnited States
 White29.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian24.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Tustin, CASantee, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.8%50.2%
 Never Married35.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.812.60
 Households26,547  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,80480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,070  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Tustin    8 Reviews

There's no excitement in Tustin. Totally sleepy hollow place. Good  More

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I grew up in Tustin. The major pro is it has a small town feel with access to many choices of shops and restaurants. Don't let these negative Nancys fool you the  More

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Over 18 years ago

This is a great area for road cycling. Many streets have bike lanes, there are off-road bike paths going down to the beach, and the weather is great most of the year.   More

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Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 14 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 18 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  More

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