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Chester, CA vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas is 0% more densely populated than Chester.
- People are 14.9% less likely to be married in Alturas.
- The Median Age is 13.2 years younger in Alturas.
 Chester, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,693329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.838.4
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 Population - 20101,841  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,892285,036,114
 Population - 19902,082  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-12.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock953.693.4
 Land Area7.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chester, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Chester, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 White83.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chester, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Married Population60.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married18.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock20.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households996  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock67880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households341  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Chester    2 Reviews
Brian · Chester, CA
Crime with a biasewd overzelous sheriff's dept.
Over 10 years ago

Do not stop in Plumas County CA! If the adage "come on vacation stay on probation" isn't familiar it soon will be. Remember this warning & remove Plumas County from  More

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Gina · Chester, CA
The cost of tourism
Over 16 years ago

Chester is located on the shores of Lake Almanor, a popular summer recfration spot for Sacramento Valley residents to get out of the  More

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Dean  · Huntington Beach, CA
Crime?
Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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norman · Menifee, CA
A jewel beside the wild mountains.
Over 5 years ago

I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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jeff · North Platte, NE
property
Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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