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Alturas, CA vs Damascus, MD

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- Damascus is 0% more densely populated than Alturas.
- People are 13.4% more likely to be married in Damascus.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years younger in Damascus.
 Alturas, CADamascus, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,945329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.638.4
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 Population - 20102,837  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,430285,036,114
 Population - 19903,231  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock37.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-21.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,466.393.4
 Land Area2.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Alturas, CADamascus, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Alturas, CADamascus, MDUnited States
 White68.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.2%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Alturas, CADamascus, MDUnited States
 Married Population51.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married20.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.952.60
 Households1,159  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,63980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households481  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%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 Damascus    2 Reviews

Damascus is located in the "prestigious" Montgomery County MD, located between Washington DC and Baltimore MD. One of the problems is that Damascus is upper northern  More

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beautiful surrounding countryside, lots of amenities concentrated nearby, and great natural recreation within 12 to 50 minutes: forest preserve, golf, C&O Canal tow  More

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