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Alturas, CA vs Bishop, CA

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- Bishop is 0% more densely populated than Alturas.
- People are 6.3% less likely to be married in Bishop.
- The Median Age is 5.4 years older in Bishop.
 Alturas, CABishop, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,800329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock50.238.4
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 Population - 20102,837  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,575285,036,114
 Population - 19903,231  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-21.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,038.693.4
 Land Area2.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Alturas, CABishop, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Alturas, CABishop, CAUnited States
 White68.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Alturas, CABishop, CAUnited States
 Married Population51.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.7%50.2%
 Never Married20.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.0%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.802.60
 Households1,159  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock90980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock54.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households481  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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Reviews for Bishop    4 Reviews

Beautiful surroundings, but it’s a small town and if they don’t like you, they will be exclusionary. A lot of passive aggressiveness and suppressed anger, especially  More

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Over 9 years ago

It's amazing that HIGH CRIME rate 1-10 Bishop 72 The property crime 1-100 Bishop 72. Do they release ex-cons to that city from the nearby  More

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Over 11 years ago

Housing prices are rising. not much available I am considering. Moving out of  More

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