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Big Bear Lake, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Big Bear Lake.
- People are 10.2% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years younger in Placerville.
 Big Bear Lake, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 20105,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 19905,351  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area6.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Big Bear Lake, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Big Bear Lake, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White64.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Big Bear Lake, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married25.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households2,136  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households822  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  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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