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Virginia Beach, VA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- Santa Rosa is 0% more densely populated than Virginia Beach.
- People are 8.4% less likely to be married in Santa Rosa.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years older in Santa Rosa.
 Virginia Beach, VASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock179,213329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 2010438,864  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock147,595285,036,114
 Population - 1990393,069  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,215.993.4
 Land Area244.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Virginia Beach, VASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Virginia Beach, VASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock34.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Virginia Beach, VASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married30.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households177,046  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock42,22080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households56,776  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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