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Palm Desert, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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- Gilroy is 0% more densely populated than Palm Desert.
- People are 3.8% less likely to be married in Gilroy.
- The Median Age is 21.2 years younger in Gilroy.
 Palm Desert, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock58,802329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 201048,726  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock41,464285,036,114
 Population - 199023,252  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now130.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,569.693.4
 Land Area26.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palm Desert, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8413.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Palm Desert, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 White66.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.4%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palm Desert, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married24.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed9.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.432.60
 Households23,951  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,64780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,257  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews
Blake · Palm Desert, CA
Worst Place Ever
Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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M · Palm Desert, CA
A fading Gem because of Dem
Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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JJ · Palm Desert, CA
Very unhealthy place to live!!
Over 9 years ago

I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews
Debra · Gilroy, CA
Property tax rate
Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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jezik · Gilroy, CA
Gilroy is no place for young workforce families or
Over 18 years ago

Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Muriel · Gilroy, CA
Garlic Capitol
Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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