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Albany, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Albany.
- People are 13.8% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 6.7 years older in Placerville.
 Albany, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 201018,615  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 199016,327  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area1.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Albany, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Albany, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White44.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian28.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Albany, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married30.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households7,586  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,376  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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