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Bethesda, MD vs Garden Grove, CA

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- Garden Grove is 0% more densely populated than Bethesda.
- People are 21.0% less likely to be married in Garden Grove.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years younger in Garden Grove.
 Bethesda, MDGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock172,708329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 201058,537  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock165,196285,036,114
 Population - 199062,936  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,617.993.4
 Land Area13.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bethesda, MDGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Bethesda, MDGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 White70.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian11.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bethesda, MDGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Married Population60.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married26.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.542.60
 Households26,930  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock37,94480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children42.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,401  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews

I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has  More

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Over 8 years ago

So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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