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Elk Grove, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Elk Grove.
- People are 15.5% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years older in Placerville.
 Elk Grove, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 2010153,417  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 199017,483  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now914.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area42.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elk Grove, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Elk Grove, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian29.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elk Grove, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population56.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married31.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households54,262  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,834  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%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 Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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