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- Alturas is 0% more densely populated than Crescent City.
- People are 70.6% more likely to be married in Alturas.
- The Median Age is 10.3 years older in Alturas.
 Crescent City, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,693329,725,481
 Female Population35.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population64.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.838.4
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 Population - 20107,573  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,892285,036,114
 Population - 19904,380  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-12.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now56.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock953.693.4
 Land Area2.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Crescent City, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3426.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Crescent City, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 White49.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Crescent City, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Married Population30.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married49.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock20.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households1,847  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock67880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households838  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children27.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Crescent City    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Weather sucks, people here are rude, politicians government workers corrupt, drug infested town, high crime, no good housing unless you want to live in drug infested  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here 10 years and the first few years were rough getting used to the humidity and rain but over time I've grown to embrace everything about this town the  More

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Beautiful scenery and good hiking and camping. Swimmingly and rafting in rivers is fun. Trees of mystery is pretty fun too. However the town is pretty seedy and  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 6 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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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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Over 15 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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