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Happy Valley, OR vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Happy Valley.
- People are 17.5% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years older in Placerville.
 Happy Valley, ORPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 201015,337  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 19901,519  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,465.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area8.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Happy Valley, ORPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Happy Valley, ORPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White63.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian19.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Happy Valley, ORPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population58.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married28.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households7,432  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,454  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%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 Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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