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Portland, OR vs San Anselmo, CA

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- San Anselmo is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 32.8% more likely to be married in San Anselmo.
- The Median Age is 7.0 years older in San Anselmo.
 Portland, ORSan Anselmo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock12,795329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.938.4
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 Population - 2010585,476  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,378285,036,114
 Population - 1990437,319  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now50.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,779.693.4
 Land Area133.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, ORSan Anselmo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, ORSan Anselmo, CAUnited States
 White68.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian8.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, ORSan Anselmo, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.7%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.552.60
 Households279,797  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,34880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households140,407  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for San Anselmo    3 Reviews

I've lived here for over forty five years and I can't wait to leave! The cost of living is ridiculous and, though the statistics about population growth always appear  More

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We love, love, love San Anselmo. It has great schools, is very walkable/bikeable, is not a far walk or bike from that funky town of Fairfax, everyone is friendly! Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

We love it here, but the cost of housing is astronomical, and has us rethinking whether we can stay here much longer. Considering first mortgage, second mortgage and  More

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