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Palo Alto, CA vs Berkeley, CA

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- Berkeley is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 41.3% less likely to be married in Berkeley.
- The Median Age is 9.7 years younger in Berkeley.
 Palo Alto, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock119,607329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.138.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock102,743285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,419.493.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.3%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock20,64180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews
Sean · Berkeley, CA
Everything you wanted to know about Berkeley
Over 4 years ago

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Madeline · Berkeley, CA
Best climate
Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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ms local · Oakland, CA
No more hippie love here
Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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