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Albany, CA vs Shelton, WA

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Albany.
- People are 36.2% less likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years younger in Shelton.
 Albany, CAShelton, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,288329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.838.4
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 Population - 201018,615  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,442285,036,114
 Population - 199016,327  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock29.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,773.893.4
 Land Area1.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Albany, CAShelton, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Albany, CAShelton, WAUnited States
 White44.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.4%12.2%
 Asian28.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock25.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Albany, CAShelton, WAUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.4%50.2%
 Never Married30.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.962.60
 Households7,586  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,04880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock25.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,376  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.3%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 Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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