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- Alturas is 0% more densely populated than Rio Vista.
- People are 4.9% less likely to be married in Alturas.
- The Median Age is 19.2 years younger in Alturas.
 Rio Vista, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,693329,725,481
 Female Population55.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.838.4
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 Population - 20107,374  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,892285,036,114
 Population - 19903,316  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-12.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now200.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock953.693.4
 Land Area6.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rio Vista, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6416.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8417.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Rio Vista, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 White64.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian4.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rio Vista, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Married Population54.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married19.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock20.5%10.8%
 Widowed9.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households5,025  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock67880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children6.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,147  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Rio Vista    2 Reviews

Known as “the Gateway to the Delta”, Rio Vista is located in the heart of the California Delta on the Sacramento River. The views along the wide river bring to mind the  More

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There is plenty to be had in Rio Vista, particularly if you like dead animal heads on a bar wall (Fosters Big Horn) and a state of the art fish cleaning station located  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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