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Lake Forest, CA vs Thousand Palms, CA

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- Thousand Palms is 0% more densely populated than Lake Forest.
- People are 8.6% less likely to be married in Thousand Palms.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years younger in Thousand Palms.
 Lake Forest, CAThousand Palms, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,052329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201077,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,120285,036,114
 Population - 199058,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock52.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock340.693.4
 Land Area16.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Forest, CAThousand Palms, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock7.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Forest, CAThousand Palms, CAUnited States
 White49.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian18.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock63.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Forest, CAThousand Palms, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.792.60
 Households29,870  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,89080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,193  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews
Mark · Lake Forest, CA
Cheaper than Irvine, nice place for families.
Over 1 years ago

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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Macguy · Lake Forest, CA
Great place to live if you can afford it
Over 5 years ago

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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Kevin · Lake Forest, CA
Lake Forest is a great place to live ACTUALLY
Over 5 years ago

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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