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Novato, CA vs Garden Grove, CA

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- Garden Grove is 0% more densely populated than Novato.
- People are 12.6% less likely to be married in Garden Grove.
- The Median Age is 9.0 years younger in Garden Grove.
 Novato, CAGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock172,708329,725,481
 Female Population49.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 201051,957  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock165,196285,036,114
 Population - 199047,585  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,617.993.4
 Land Area27.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Novato, CAGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Novato, CAGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 White60.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian6.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Novato, CAGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.542.60
 Households20,682  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock37,94480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,717  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 11 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews

I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has  More

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Over 9 years ago

So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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