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Placerville, CA vs Alameda, CA

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- Alameda is 0% more densely populated than Placerville.
- People are 10.0% more likely to be married in Alameda.
- The Median Age is 2.7 years younger in Alameda.
 Placerville, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,320329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.638.4
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 Population - 201010,470  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock72,259285,036,114
 Population - 19908,355  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now32.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,500.593.4
 Land Area5.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock12.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Placerville, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Placerville, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.0%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Placerville, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.1%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.532.60
 Households4,500  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,00280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,722  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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