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Forest Grove, OR vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Forest Grove.
- People are 12.2% more likely to be married in Lake Forest.
- The Median Age is 5.1 years older in Lake Forest.
 Forest Grove, ORLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,516329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 201021,372  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,707285,036,114
 Population - 199013,559  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock45.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now87.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,141.793.4
 Land Area5.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Forest Grove, ORLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Forest Grove, ORLake Forest, CAUnited States
 White65.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Forest Grove, ORLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Married Population49.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.7%50.2%
 Never Married33.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households8,999  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,67780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,259  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Forest Grove    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have had the ability to live and visit other places in the country. Texas, florida, arizona, california, ohio, new mexico. Out of a life of traveling my paternal  More

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Over 14 years ago

Forest Grove is mostly white supremist meth trash. There are proffesional people mixed in, but they seem like guests. The true nature of this small town is brooding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Forest Grove is a nice little town. It offers a local farmers market, quaint downtown area, and several community events thru out the year. The elementary and High  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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