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- Potomac is 0% more densely populated than Folsom.
- People are 15.4% more likely to be married in Potomac.
- The Median Age is 6.3 years older in Potomac.
 Folsom, CAPotomac, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock46,891329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.638.4
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 Population - 201072,133  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock44,822285,036,114
 Population - 199029,802  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now177.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,865.793.4
 Land Area27.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Folsom, CAPotomac, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Folsom, CAPotomac, MDUnited States
 White55.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.8%12.2%
 Asian17.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Folsom, CAPotomac, MDUnited States
 Married Population57.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock65.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock34.0%50.2%
 Never Married28.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.822.60
 Households27,275  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,11580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,369  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

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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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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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 Potomac    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Spring and Fall can be quite glorious when the leaves turn or the tulips pop out and the humidity is lower. Winter, while it has some splendid "snow days," goes on much  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Potomac area in Montgomery County, Maryland, has the best of everything. High schools rated in the top 5 in the State, easy access to the Nation's Capitol,  More

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