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Pacific Grove, CA vs Beacon, NY

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- Beacon is 0% more densely populated than Pacific Grove.
- People are 12.8% less likely to be married in Beacon.
- The Median Age is 8.0 years younger in Beacon.
 Pacific Grove, CABeacon, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,713329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 201015,073  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,808285,036,114
 Population - 199016,117  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,893.793.4
 Land Area2.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pacific Grove, CABeacon, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Pacific Grove, CABeacon, NYUnited States
 White75.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.8%12.2%
 Asian7.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pacific Grove, CABeacon, NYUnited States
 Married Population54.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.7%50.2%
 Never Married25.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households6,731  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,27480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,846  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 19 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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