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Norman, OK vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Norman.
- People are 27.6% more likely to be married in Lake Forest.
- The Median Age is 9.1 years older in Lake Forest.
 Norman, OKLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,516329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 2010111,372  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,707285,036,114
 Population - 199080,071  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock45.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,141.793.4
 Land Area178.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Norman, OKLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Norman, OKLake Forest, CAUnited States
 White70.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian4.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races7.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Norman, OKLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.7%50.2%
 Never Married41.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households50,129  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,67780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households21,695  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Norman    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I was born here, raised here, and spent most of my formative years here, but plan to leave soon. The schools are good, the healthcare is okay, and there is very little  More

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I originally came to live in Langston, OK because I had lost my job in Sanford, Florida. I had lived in Florida all of my life (45 years) until coming to Oklahoma. I was  More

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Over 12 years ago

When I came to college in Norman in 1967, after a childhood spent on miliary bases, I saw the leafy neighborhoods and the truly beautiful OU campus and I thought it was  More

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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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