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Moses Lake, WA vs Taft, CA

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- Taft is 0% more densely populated than Moses Lake.
- People are 7.2% less likely to be married in Taft.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years older in Taft.
 Moses Lake, WATaft, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,730329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3338.4
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 Population - 201020,460  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,400285,036,114
 Population - 199011,235  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now116.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock571.993.4
 Land Area18.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Moses Lake, WATaft, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Moses Lake, WATaft, CAUnited States
 White53.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Moses Lake, WATaft, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.6%50.2%
 Never Married37.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.672.60
 Households8,748  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,98180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,396  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Moses Lake    10 Reviews

The population stays around the same. Companies come and go, and the overall jobs (I mean professional jobs, not BK or McD's) seem to come and go too. Mitsubishi is only  More

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Over 10 years ago

You are way off on your population for Moses Lake, WA We have been at 21,414, stated officially on the sign as entering Moses Lake, all 2014. Please correct this asap.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I enjoy the dry desert climate and central location to outdoor activities. Even though it is desert we enjoy four seasons. The drawback is the influx of gain related  More

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Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 17 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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