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Carlsbad, CA vs Garden Grove, CA

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- Garden Grove is 0% more densely populated than Carlsbad.
- People are 16.4% less likely to be married in Garden Grove.
- The Median Age is 3.4 years younger in Garden Grove.
 Carlsbad, CAGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock172,708329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 2010105,768  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock165,196285,036,114
 Population - 199063,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,617.993.4
 Land Area37.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carlsbad, CAGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Carlsbad, CAGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 White67.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian9.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carlsbad, CAGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married27.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.542.60
 Households44,350  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock37,94480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,206  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews
Fun · Carlsbad, CA
If you can afford it, Carlsbad is the place
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Tog · Athens, GA
Brutal winters
Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Tim · Broomfield, CO
Too rude for me, but Climate is nice.
Over 4 years ago

Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews
David · Garden Grove, CA
Nice place to live. Expensive, like all of SoCal.
Over 5 years ago

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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Bandar · San Francisco, CA
A Safe and Boring Town
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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nhatnguyen  · Garden Grove, CA
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Over 13 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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