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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Lewes.
- People are 22.7% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 22.4 years younger in Placerville.
 Lewes, DEPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 20102,858  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 19902,295  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now48.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area3.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lewes, DEPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 543.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6413.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8416.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Lewes, DEPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White96.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lewes, DEPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population62.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married19.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed9.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households1,546  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children9.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households506  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lewes    4 Reviews

I moved to Lewes in 2009 and it has been a great experience so far. Sussex County has the lowest property taxes in the state and Delaware has no sales tax making it a  More

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Lewes has so much to offer for retirees! It has a great library, wonderful classes for lifelong education (through the Osher Institute, affiliated with U.D.), and a town  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Lewes, Delaware practically my whole life and love it here. It’s a tight-knit community that really focuses on one another. Lewes frequently tops the  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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