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Garden Grove, CA vs Downey, CA

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- Downey is 0% more densely populated than Garden Grove.
- People are 3.8% less likely to be married in Downey.
- The Median Age is 3.2 years younger in Downey.
 Garden Grove, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,293329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 2010171,073  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock107,323285,036,114
 Population - 1990143,050  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,211.293.4
 Land Area18.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Garden Grove, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Garden Grove, CADowney, CAUnited States
 White18.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.5%12.2%
 Asian41.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock74.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Garden Grove, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.7%50.2%
 Never Married38.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.292.60
 Households48,217  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27,40080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,273  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews
David · Garden Grove, CA
Nice place to live. Expensive, like all of SoCal.
Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has  More

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Bandar · San Francisco, CA
A Safe and Boring Town
Over 9 years ago

So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil  More

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nhatnguyen  · Garden Grove, CA
Information
Over 14 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews
Joel · South Gate, CA
Great
Over 11 years ago

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brian · Downey, CA
downey is average
Over 18 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Allen · Downey, CA
Downey,Ca
Over 20 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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