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Escondido, CA vs Ladera Ranch, CA

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- Ladera Ranch is 0% more densely populated than Escondido.
- People are 24.2% more likely to be married in Ladera Ranch.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years younger in Ladera Ranch.
 Escondido, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,526329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 2010144,433  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock384285,036,114
 Population - 1990108,635  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7,434.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,194.693.4
 Land Area37.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Escondido, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Escondido, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 White35.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian6.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Escondido, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Married Population49.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.8%50.2%
 Never Married35.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.282.60
 Households50,456  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,60280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock24.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households16,442  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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Reviews for Ladera Ranch    2 Reviews

I've lived in Ladera for 18 years and, after looking around the country to see if it's worth moving, I've concluded Ladera is the best place to live. Not perfect, but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 7 years and it's one of my favorite places. Yes, it has some of the OC snobbiness, but I still rated it 5 stars because you can control who you hang  More

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