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Elk Grove, CA vs Carson City, NV

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- Carson City is 0% more densely populated than Elk Grove.
- People are 16.1% less likely to be married in Carson City.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years older in Carson City.
 Elk Grove, CACarson City, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock57,957329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.338.4
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 Population - 2010153,417  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,457285,036,114
 Population - 199017,483  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now914.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock400.693.4
 Land Area42.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock12.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elk Grove, CACarson City, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Elk Grove, CACarson City, NVUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian29.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elk Grove, CACarson City, NVUnited States
 Married Population56.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married31.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households54,262  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,51180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,834  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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