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Placerville, CA vs Tehachapi, CA

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- Tehachapi is 0% more densely populated than Placerville.
- People are 16.5% less likely to be married in Tehachapi.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years younger in Tehachapi.
 Placerville, CATehachapi, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,346329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.138.4
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 Population - 201010,470  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,957285,036,114
 Population - 19908,355  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now32.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,349.993.4
 Land Area5.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Placerville, CATehachapi, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock20.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Placerville, CATehachapi, CAUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.8%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock33.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Placerville, CATehachapi, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.8%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households4,500  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,09380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,722  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.1%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 Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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