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Elk Grove, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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- Palmdale is 0% more densely populated than Elk Grove.
- People are 14.9% less likely to be married in Palmdale.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years younger in Palmdale.
 Elk Grove, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock167,987329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 2010153,417  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock116,670285,036,114
 Population - 199017,483  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock29.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now914.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,583.793.4
 Land Area42.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elk Grove, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Elk Grove, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.4%12.2%
 Asian29.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock61.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elk Grove, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Married Population56.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.5%50.2%
 Never Married31.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.612.60
 Households54,262  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock37,63080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,834  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.0%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 Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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