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Folsom, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto is 0% more densely populated than Folsom.
- People are 2.3% more likely to be married in Palo Alto.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years older in Palo Alto.
 Folsom, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,624329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 201072,133  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,598285,036,114
 Population - 199029,802  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now177.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,875.293.4
 Land Area27.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Folsom, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Folsom, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 White55.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian17.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Folsom, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married28.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households27,275  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,369  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews
ED · Orangevale, CA
FOLSOM WEATHER
Over 10 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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Helyett · Folsom, CA
Folsom is a great town
Over 12 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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Nick · Sacramento, CA
Air quality is poor, unfortunately
Over 13 years ago

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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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