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Palo Alto, CA vs Santa Clara, CA

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- Santa Clara is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 8.9% less likely to be married in Santa Clara.
- The Median Age is 7.8 years younger in Santa Clara.
 Palo Alto, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock127,922329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3438.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock102,361285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock28.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,952.793.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.7%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.7%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.682.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock30,05580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%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 Santa Clara    14 Reviews
Larry · 
Santa Clara CA is a wonderful place.
Over 4 years ago

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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Alan · Santa Clara, CA
A fair and balanced review of Santa Clara
Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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William · Santa Clara, CA
Best of Santa Clara
Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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