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Bakersfield, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Bakersfield.
- People are 0.7% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 12.0 years older in Placerville.
 Bakersfield, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 2010348,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 1990174,820  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area149.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bakersfield, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Bakersfield, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White30.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bakersfield, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married37.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households123,334  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,122  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  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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