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Palo Cedro, CA vs Chester, CA

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- Chester is 0% more densely populated than Palo Cedro.
- People are 16.2% less likely to be married in Chester.
- The Median Age is 14.5 years older in Chester.
 Palo Cedro, CAChester, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,242329,725,481
 Female Population52.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock5838.4
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 Population - 20101,023  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,316285,036,114
 Population - 19901,158  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now8.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock307.693.4
 Land Area3.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Cedro, CAChester, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock25.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8411.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Cedro, CAChester, CAUnited States
 White90.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Cedro, CAChester, CAUnited States
 Married Population72.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.4%50.2%
 Never Married17.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households1,125  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock65580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock63.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households241  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children2.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Palo Cedro    3 Reviews

A good small community to live in overall. Not many of the homeless make it out that far from Redding so it has a better quality of life to it. All good school  More

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Over 12 years ago

I spent my entire childhood in Palo Cedro, and went to North Cow Creek School. By all accounts, it is still one of the top schools in the state. They have low teacher to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good place to live, you get use to the heat in the summer and the rest of the year is great. What I could not get use to is the dust. It's just always dusty no matter  More

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Reviews for Chester    2 Reviews

Do not stop in Plumas County CA! If the adage "come on vacation stay on probation" isn't familiar it soon will be. Remember this warning & remove Plumas County from  More

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Over 16 years ago

Chester is located on the shores of Lake Almanor, a popular summer recfration spot for Sacramento Valley residents to get out of the  More

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