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Parker, CO vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto is 0% more densely populated than Parker.
- People are 4.7% less likely to be married in Palo Alto.
- The Median Age is 6.2 years older in Palo Alto.
 Parker, COPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,624329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 201045,550  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,598285,036,114
 Population - 19905,450  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now976.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,875.293.4
 Land Area21.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Parker, COPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Parker, COPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 White77.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Parker, COPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Married Population61.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married27.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households20,083  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children48.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,727  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

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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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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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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