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Placerville, CA vs Mount Shasta, CA

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- Mount Shasta is 0% more densely populated than Placerville.
- People are 0.1% more likely to be married in Mount Shasta.
- The Median Age is 15.4 years older in Mount Shasta.
 Placerville, CAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,247329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock58.738.4
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 Population - 201010,470  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,621285,036,114
 Population - 19908,355  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-10.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now32.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock862.293.4
 Land Area5.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Placerville, CAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock20.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Placerville, CAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Placerville, CAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.8%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.752.60
 Households4,500  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock92580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock67.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,722  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews
dj · Placerville, CA
Placerville: Can't go wrong for foothill living
Over 3 years ago

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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kenG · Placerville, CA
Our retirement town
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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David · Placerville, CA
Red area Blue State
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 Mount Shasta    2 Reviews
Carolyn · Mount Shasta, CA
Unwelcoming locals.
Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 4 years. Though I love the beauty of the mountain and the surrounding wilderness, I find Mount Shasta very difficult to live in. Food is about 20%  More

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Melissa · Mount Shasta, CA
Beautiful place to live, visit, and have a family.
Over 10 years ago

I have lived in Siskiyou County for 24 years and Mount Shasta is by far the most enjoyable place I have lived thus far. It is a very tolerant community and culturally  More

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