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Palo Cedro, CA vs Truckee, CA

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- Truckee is 0% more densely populated than Palo Cedro.
- People are 18.0% less likely to be married in Truckee.
- The Median Age is 1.6 years younger in Truckee.
 Palo Cedro, CATruckee, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,850329,725,481
 Female Population52.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.938.4
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 Population - 20101,023  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,864285,036,114
 Population - 19901,158  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now8.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock521.293.4
 Land Area3.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Cedro, CATruckee, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8411.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Cedro, CATruckee, 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  Unlock13.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Cedro, CATruckee, CAUnited States
 Married Population72.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.7%50.2%
 Never Married17.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.702.60
 Households1,125  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,32080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households241  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.2%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 Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  More

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