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Folsom, CA vs Fairbanks, AK

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- Fairbanks is 0% more densely populated than Folsom.
- People are 9.3% less likely to be married in Fairbanks.
- The Median Age is 12.1 years younger in Fairbanks.
 Folsom, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Population  Unlock33,018329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock28.238.4
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 Population - 201072,133  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock30,224285,036,114
 Population - 199029,802  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now177.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,039.793.4
 Land Area27.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Folsom, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Folsom, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 White55.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.9%12.2%
 Asian17.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock8.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Folsom, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Married Population57.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.1%50.2%
 Never Married28.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households27,275  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,92280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,369  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 13 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 15 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 16 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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