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Palo Alto, CA vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 5.0% less likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 6.1 years older in Shelton.
 Palo Alto, CAShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CAShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CAShelton, CTUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CAShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%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 Shelton    4 Reviews
zach · Shelton, CT
low taxes
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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Jessie · Shelton, CT
Shelton, CT best place to live
Over 7 years ago

I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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geo · Shelton, CT
I'm staying put
Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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