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Lake Forest, CA vs Lake Arrowhead, CA

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- Lake Arrowhead is 0% more densely populated than Lake Forest.
- People are 13.7% more likely to be married in Lake Arrowhead.
- The Median Age is 8.5 years older in Lake Arrowhead.
 Lake Forest, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,647329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock48.638.4
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 Population - 201077,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,934285,036,114
 Population - 199058,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock544.293.4
 Land Area16.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Forest, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Forest, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 White49.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.4%12.2%
 Asian18.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Forest, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households29,870  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,94280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock64.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,193  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%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 Lake Arrowhead    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Even though there are a huge number of homes on the market, there are still new homes being built and more and more vacant homes. The new homes don't necessarily have  More

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Over 12 years ago

Since the housing prices have declined so much in the area (we bought our home in 2006, now in 2014 we have lost $100,000 in value) I have noticed the crime rate is  More

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Over 18 years ago

The Lake Arrowhead Architectual Committee known as AWAC will make all decisions as to the color of your home. Brown and green appear to be the favorite of AWAC.  More

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