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Happy Valley, OR vs Pacifica, CA

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- Pacifica is 0% more densely populated than Happy Valley.
- People are 6.5% less likely to be married in Pacifica.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years older in Pacifica.
 Happy Valley, ORPacifica, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,595329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 201015,337  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,390285,036,114
 Population - 19901,519  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,465.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,049.593.4
 Land Area8.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Happy Valley, ORPacifica, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Happy Valley, ORPacifica, CAUnited States
 White63.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian19.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Happy Valley, ORPacifica, CAUnited States
 Married Population58.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.4%50.2%
 Never Married28.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.752.60
 Households7,432  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,97180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,454  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

near the  More

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