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Garden Grove, CA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego is 0% more densely populated than Garden Grove.
- People are 28.0% more likely to be married in Lake Oswego.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years older in Lake Oswego.
 Garden Grove, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,390329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.938.4
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 Population - 2010171,073  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock35,278285,036,114
 Population - 1990143,050  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,748.193.4
 Land Area18.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Garden Grove, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Garden Grove, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 White18.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian41.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Garden Grove, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Married Population48.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.4%50.2%
 Never Married38.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households48,217  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,15080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,273  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews

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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Over 8 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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Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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