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Placerville, CA vs Sonora, CA

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- Sonora is 0% more densely populated than Placerville.
- People are 26.7% less likely to be married in Sonora.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years younger in Sonora.
 Placerville, CASonora, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,940329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.338.4
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 Population - 201010,470  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,423285,036,114
 Population - 19908,355  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now32.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,561.893.4
 Land Area5.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Placerville, CASonora, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Placerville, CASonora, CAUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.4%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Placerville, CASonora, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.7%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock23.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households4,500  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,02980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,722  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.1%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 Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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