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San Rafael, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than San Rafael.
- People are 1.6% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years older in Placerville.
 San Rafael, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 201057,765  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 199048,404  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area16.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Rafael, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 San Rafael, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White56.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian6.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Rafael, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households23,816  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,762  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews
Monica · San Rafael, CA
Moderation is always good
Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Jonathan · San Rafael, CA
Crime
Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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David · San Rafael, CA
San Rafael
Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews
dj · Placerville, CA
Placerville: Can't go wrong for foothill living
Over 3 years ago

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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kenG · Placerville, CA
Our retirement town
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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David · Placerville, CA
Red area Blue State
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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