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Lake Forest, CA vs Twentynine Palms, CA

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- Twentynine Palms is 0% more densely populated than Lake Forest.
- People are 9.2% less likely to be married in Twentynine Palms.
- The Median Age is 15.9 years younger in Twentynine Palms.
 Lake Forest, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,176329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock24.238.4
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 Population - 201077,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,764285,036,114
 Population - 199058,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock85.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock462.593.4
 Land Area16.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Forest, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock15.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Forest, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 White49.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.6%12.2%
 Asian18.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Forest, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.752.60
 Households29,870  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,75580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,193  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.1%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 Twentynine Palms    7 Reviews

Twentynine Palms is a really nice, i have a beautiful house... In 5 years, i almost never see anyone outside.. It is very creepy! No one says hi, or waves if you do  More

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Over 8 years ago

Housing is super cheap here. So we are mortgage free. Weather is hot and dry. Good to dry up inflammations. Las Vegas and Palm Springs are much hotter. 29Palms is a  More

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I work on the USMC base as a contractor and rent a house with my fiance. We live in a nice area of town, but the rent is $1550/mon, which by California standards is  More

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