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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 82.8% more likely to be married in Palm Desert.
- The Median Age is 30.2 years older in Palm Desert.
 San Luis Obispo, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock51,081329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock56.238.4
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 Population - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock41,155285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,905.293.4
 Land Area13.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Luis Obispo, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock17.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.3%1.9%
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 Race
 San Luis Obispo, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.7%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.4%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,69480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock59.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,342  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews
Bruce · Las Vegas, NV
COST OF LIVING AND FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE
Over 10 years ago

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Tim · San Luis Obispo, CA
Sunny & 70º
Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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Sadie · San Luis Obispo, CA
Beautiful place to live hard to find a room
Over 12 years ago

San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews
Blake · Palm Desert, CA
Worst Place Ever
Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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M · Palm Desert, CA
A fading Gem because of Dem
Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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JJ · Palm Desert, CA
Very unhealthy place to live!!
Over 9 years ago

I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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