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Folsom, CA vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage is 0% more densely populated than Folsom.
- People are 11.3% less likely to be married in Anchorage.
- The Median Age is 6.0 years younger in Anchorage.
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 Folsom, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Population79,201292,545329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%48.9%50.5%
 Male Population50.9%51.2%49.5%
 Median Age40.334.338.4
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 Population - 201072,133293,760309,327,143
 Population - 200051,884260,283285,036,114
 Population - 199029,802226,338251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now59.4%10.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now177.6%26.8%30.8%
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 Population Density2,848.3171.493.4
 Land Area27.81,706.43,531,905.4
 Water Area2.3237.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Folsom, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%6.9%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.3%7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%6.4%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.5%3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%3.7%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.1%5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%17.0%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4415.8%13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.6%12.1%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.4%6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%6.0%6.3%
 Age 65 to 747.4%7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%2.9%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.6%0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Folsom, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 White55.9%56.1%59.4%
 Black4.5%5.2%12.2%
 Asian17.7%9.5%5.6%
 Native American0.2%6.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%2.9%0.2%
 Other0.5%0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%9.4%3.2%
 Hispanic15.7%9.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Folsom, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Married Population57.2%50.8%49.8%
     Currently Married55.9%48.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%1.9%1.8%
 Single Population42.8%49.2%50.2%
 Never Married28.1%33.6%33.8%
 Divorced10.7%12.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%3.6%5.6%
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 Household Size2.702.682.60
 Households27,275106,695124,010,992
 Family Households19,90669,00380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.7%35.7%30.5%
     Married couple, no children40.0%39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,36937,69243,255,233
     Single householder, w/children8.8%15.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%8.5%10.8%

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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95630
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