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Vero Beach, FL vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria is 0% more densely populated than Vero Beach.
- People are 6.3% less likely to be married in Santa Maria.
- The Median Age is 23.8 years younger in Santa Maria.
 Vero Beach, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock109,309329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.238.4
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 Population - 201015,207  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock77,423285,036,114
 Population - 199017,350  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock36.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,797.693.4
 Land Area11.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Vero Beach, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Vero Beach, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 White81.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock77.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Vero Beach, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Married Population49.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.0%50.2%
 Never Married25.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.2%10.8%
 Widowed8.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.762.60
 Households7,608  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,84080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,879  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 14 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 14 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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