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Palo Alto, CA vs Richland, WA

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- Richland is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 11.5% less likely to be married in Richland.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years younger in Richland.
 Palo Alto, CARichland, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock59,718329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,708285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock53.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,529.293.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CARichland, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CARichland, WAUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CARichland, WAUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.552.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,88780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.8%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 Richland    14 Reviews
Jamaica · Richland, WA
Horrible place to live
Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Trina · Richland, WA
Richland a great place to Retire
Over 3 years ago

Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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K · Pasco, WA
Smoky air, hot, ugly, bad food
Over 4 years ago

I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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