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Lancaster, CA vs Murrieta, CA

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- Murrieta is 0% more densely populated than Lancaster.
- People are 25.7% more likely to be married in Murrieta.
- The Median Age is 1.7 years older in Murrieta.
 Lancaster, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock111,096329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 2010156,897  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock44,282285,036,114
 Population - 199097,291  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock163.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,305.193.4
 Land Area94.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lancaster, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Lancaster, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 White27.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.2%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock33.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lancaster, CAMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.9%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.292.60
 Households52,448  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock26,74080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,192  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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