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Des Moines, IA vs Crescent City, CA

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- Crescent City is 0% more densely populated than Des Moines.
- People are 27.9% less likely to be married in Crescent City.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years older in Crescent City.
 Des Moines, IACrescent City, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock6,686329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 2010205,042  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,006285,036,114
 Population - 1990193,187  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock70.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,406.093.4
 Land Area88.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Des Moines, IACrescent City, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Des Moines, IACrescent City, CAUnited States
 White63.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.6%12.2%
 Asian7.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock4.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock30.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Des Moines, IACrescent City, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock69.8%50.2%
 Never Married39.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households86,992  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,00980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock20.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households38,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 6 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 7 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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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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