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Garden Grove, CA vs Lakewood, WA

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- Lakewood is 0% more densely populated than Garden Grove.
- People are 3.3% less likely to be married in Lakewood.
- The Median Age is 3.4 years younger in Lakewood.
 Garden Grove, CALakewood, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,972329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 2010171,073  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,211285,036,114
 Population - 1990143,050  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,685.293.4
 Land Area18.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Garden Grove, CALakewood, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Garden Grove, CALakewood, WAUnited States
 White18.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.1%12.2%
 Asian41.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Garden Grove, CALakewood, WAUnited States
 Married Population48.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.5%50.2%
 Never Married38.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households48,217  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,30080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.2%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 5 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 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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nhatnguyen  · Garden Grove, CA
Information
Over 13 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews
Wilmer · Lakewood, WA
Lakewood City is moving in a positive direction
Over 7 years ago

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Nate · Lakewood, WA
Stay far away.
Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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shaun · Lakewood, WA
lakeHood
Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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