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Santa Rosa, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Santa Rosa.
- People are 0.6% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years older in Placerville.
 Santa Rosa, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 2010175,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 1990113,313  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now54.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area42.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Rosa, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  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 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Rosa, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White53.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian5.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  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
 Santa Rosa, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married33.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households67,662  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 Households25,442  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

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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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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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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