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Palo Alto, CA vs Rockville, MD

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- Rockville is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 8.4% less likely to be married in Rockville.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years younger in Rockville.
 Palo Alto, CARockville, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock67,095329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock47,388285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock46.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,936.093.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CARockville, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CARockville, MDUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.1%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CARockville, MDUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.4%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,03980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.7%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 Rockville    17 Reviews
SHA.1974 · Rockville, MD
If you are NOT WHITE don’t move here!
Over 5 years ago

From MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE to many other people's comments and experiences: - The DC Metropolitan area (Maryland, DC, and Virginia) have an intense white supremacy /  More

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Hello · Dallas, TX
Pretty Awesome - depending on what you want
Over 6 years ago

Having practically grown up here, it is fair to think I am biased. Before making assumptions about my opinion, though, I've lived in multiple cities in these states -  More

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Alison · Rockville, MD
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Over 10 years ago

No comment at this  More

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