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Colfax, CA vs Palo Cedro, CA

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- Palo Cedro is 0% more densely populated than Colfax.
- People are 63.8% more likely to be married in Palo Cedro.
- The Median Age is 7.9 years older in Palo Cedro.
 Colfax, CAPalo Cedro, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,275329,725,481
 Female Population47.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.538.4
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 Population - 20101,948  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,247285,036,114
 Population - 19901,306  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now53.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock890.293.4
 Land Area1.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Colfax, CAPalo Cedro, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock7.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Colfax, CAPalo Cedro, CAUnited States
 White78.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Colfax, CAPalo Cedro, CAUnited States
 Married Population44.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock70.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock27.6%50.2%
 Never Married34.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.892.60
 Households865  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children51.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households357  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Colfax    1 Reviews

Foothills on western slope of Sierra Nevada Mountains, elevation 2420'. Mild winters with some snow, but above central valley fog. Summers dry and rainless, with  More

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Reviews for Palo Cedro    3 Reviews

A good small community to live in overall. Not many of the homeless make it out that far from Redding so it has a better quality of life to it. All good school  More

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Over 12 years ago

I spent my entire childhood in Palo Cedro, and went to North Cow Creek School. By all accounts, it is still one of the top schools in the state. They have low teacher to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good place to live, you get use to the heat in the summer and the rest of the year is great. What I could not get use to is the dust. It's just always dusty no matter  More

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