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Fresno, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto is 0% more densely populated than Fresno.
- People are 36.6% more likely to be married in Palo Alto.
- The Median Age is 10.1 years older in Palo Alto.
 Fresno, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,624329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 2010497,763  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,598285,036,114
 Population - 1990354,202  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now49.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,875.293.4
 Land Area114.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fresno, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Fresno, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 White25.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian13.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fresno, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households174,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households56,917  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

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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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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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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