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Grand Rapids, MI vs Folsom, CA

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- Folsom is 0% more densely populated than Grand Rapids.
- People are 45.8% more likely to be married in Folsom.
- The Median Age is 8.8 years older in Folsom.
 Grand Rapids, MIFolsom, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock79,201329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.338.4
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 Population - 2010187,975  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock51,884285,036,114
 Population - 1990189,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock59.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,848.393.4
 Land Area44.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Rapids, MIFolsom, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Rapids, MIFolsom, CAUnited States
 White58.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.5%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Rapids, MIFolsom, CAUnited States
 Married Population39.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.8%50.2%
 Never Married45.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.702.60
 Households76,961  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,90680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households34,613  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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