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Palo Alto, CA vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 63.9% less likely to be married in West Lafayette.
- The Median Age is 20.3 years younger in West Lafayette.
 Palo Alto, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,515329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock21.538.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,778285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,277.793.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock25.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.7%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock20.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock78.9%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock2.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,50680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.3%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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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