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Oakdale, CA vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Oakdale.
- People are 1.3% more likely to be married in Lake Forest.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years older in Lake Forest.
 Oakdale, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,516329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 201020,796  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,707285,036,114
 Population - 199011,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock45.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now94.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,141.793.4
 Land Area6.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oakdale, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Oakdale, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 White60.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oakdale, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Married Population54.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.7%50.2%
 Never Married27.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households8,167  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,67780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,267  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Oakdale    3 Reviews

I have lived here for about 10 years. Except for rush hour traffic on F Street the area is relatively quiet. We are the "Gateway to Yosemite" in that both California  More

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Over 16 years ago

October through May are great months. It doesn't snow here, but the temp might drop to high 30's at night during the winter. During spring, we have some windy days with  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have lived in this community for 30 years. We have raised our children here. We like the area and the town. The town doesn't offer enough shopping but the close city  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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