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Palo Alto, CA vs Hillsboro, OR

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- Hillsboro is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 12.3% less likely to be married in Hillsboro.
- The Median Age is 7.7 years younger in Hillsboro.
 Palo Alto, CAHillsboro, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock105,909329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.138.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock70,186285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock58.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,123.293.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CAHillsboro, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CAHillsboro, ORUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.9%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CAHillsboro, ORUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.7%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.652.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock26,09980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.7%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 Hillsboro    10 Reviews
Sue · Oregon City, OR
The Real Hillsboro from a 30+ year resident
Over 2 years ago

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Darrick · Hillsboro, OR
Portland's Place to Be
Over 2 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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Sandee · Yelm, WA
Nice town - but growing fast
Over 7 years ago

We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  More

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