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Lake Forest, CA vs Fort Mill, SC

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- Fort Mill is 0% more densely populated than Lake Forest.
- People are 7.7% more likely to be married in Fort Mill.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years younger in Fort Mill.
 Lake Forest, CAFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,069329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 201077,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,587285,036,114
 Population - 199058,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock228.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,236.493.4
 Land Area16.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Forest, CAFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Forest, CAFort Mill, SCUnited States
 White49.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.3%12.2%
 Asian18.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Forest, CAFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Married Population55.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.4%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households29,870  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,193  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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