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Olympia, WA vs Mount Shasta, CA

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- Mount Shasta is 0% more densely populated than Olympia.
- People are 9.8% more likely to be married in Mount Shasta.
- The Median Age is 20.3 years older in Mount Shasta.
 Olympia, WAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,247329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock58.738.4
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 Population - 201047,083  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,621285,036,114
 Population - 199033,840  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-10.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now58.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock862.293.4
 Land Area18.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Olympia, WAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock20.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Olympia, WAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 White73.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Olympia, WAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.8%50.2%
 Never Married36.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.752.60
 Households24,187  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock92580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock67.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,591  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Mount Shasta    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 4 years. Though I love the beauty of the mountain and the surrounding wilderness, I find Mount Shasta very difficult to live in. Food is about 20%  More

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I have lived in Siskiyou County for 24 years and Mount Shasta is by far the most enjoyable place I have lived thus far. It is a very tolerant community and culturally  More

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