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El Dorado Hills, CA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than El Dorado Hills.
- People are 23.1% less likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 7.1 years younger in San Jose.
 El Dorado Hills, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201043,179  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 19906,395  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now637.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area48.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 El Dorado Hills, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 346.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 El Dorado Hills, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 White70.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian11.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 El Dorado Hills, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population67.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married22.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households16,848  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,025  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for El Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 10 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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