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Palm Desert, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Palm Desert.
- People are 8.6% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 12.9 years younger in Placerville.
 Palm Desert, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 201048,726  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 199023,252  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now130.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area26.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palm Desert, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8413.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Palm Desert, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White66.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian5.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palm Desert, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married24.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed9.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households23,951  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,257  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%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 Placerville    6 Reviews
dj · Placerville, CA
Placerville: Can't go wrong for foothill living
Over 3 years ago

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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kenG · Placerville, CA
Our retirement town
Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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David · Placerville, CA
Red area Blue State
Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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