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Pacific Grove, CA vs Mountain View, CA

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- Mountain View is 0% more densely populated than Pacific Grove.
- People are 4.7% less likely to be married in Mountain View.
- The Median Age is 12.6 years younger in Mountain View.
 Pacific Grove, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock82,409329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 201015,073  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock70,708285,036,114
 Population - 199016,117  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,872.693.4
 Land Area2.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pacific Grove, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%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  Unlock17.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Pacific Grove, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 White75.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%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  Unlock18.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pacific Grove, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Married Population54.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.3%50.2%
 Never Married25.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households6,731  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,96180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,846  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.7%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 Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s  More

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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