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Portola Valley, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto is 0% more densely populated than Portola Valley.
- People are 9.0% less likely to be married in Palo Alto.
- The Median Age is 13.8 years younger in Palo Alto.
 Portola Valley, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,624329,725,481
 Female Population56.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 20104,367  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,598285,036,114
 Population - 19904,194  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now8.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,875.293.4
 Land Area9.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portola Valley, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 340.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8411.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Portola Valley, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 White75.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian6.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portola Valley, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Married Population64.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married17.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households1,662  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households482  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children0.0%  Unlock10.8%
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David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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