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Castro Valley, CA vs Lowell, MA

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- Lowell is 0% more densely populated than Castro Valley.
- People are 31.5% less likely to be married in Lowell.
- The Median Age is 8.0 years younger in Lowell.
 Castro Valley, CALowell, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,804329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201060,625  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock105,167285,036,114
 Population - 199048,619  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now33.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock8,437.193.4
 Land Area16.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Castro Valley, CALowell, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Castro Valley, CALowell, MAUnited States
 White36.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.2%12.2%
 Asian31.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Castro Valley, CALowell, MAUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.8%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households22,467  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24,99780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,775  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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