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Scotts Valley, CA vs Pacific Grove, CA

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- Pacific Grove is 0% more densely populated than Scotts Valley.
- People are 3.2% less likely to be married in Pacific Grove.
- The Median Age is 1.7 years older in Pacific Grove.
 Scotts Valley, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,169329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4838.4
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 Population - 201011,578  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock15,522285,036,114
 Population - 19908,615  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now39.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,305.793.4
 Land Area4.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Scotts Valley, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Scotts Valley, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 White77.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian5.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Scotts Valley, CAPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Married Population56.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.7%50.2%
 Never Married27.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households4,831  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,88580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,538  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 8 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 12 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 20 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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