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Grand Junction, CO vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas is 0% more densely populated than Grand Junction.
- People are 13.2% more likely to be married in Alturas.
- The Median Age is 5.4 years older in Alturas.
 Grand Junction, COAlturas, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,693329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.838.4
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 Population - 201058,842  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,892285,036,114
 Population - 199029,034  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-12.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now118.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock953.693.4
 Land Area39.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Junction, COAlturas, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Junction, COAlturas, CAUnited States
 White79.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Junction, COAlturas, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married32.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock20.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households27,551  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock67880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,734  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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