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Scotts Valley, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Scotts Valley.
- People are 14.1% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Placerville.
 Scotts Valley, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 201011,578  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 19908,615  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now39.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area4.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Scotts Valley, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Scotts Valley, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White77.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian5.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Scotts Valley, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population56.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married27.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households4,831  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,538  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 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 7 years ago

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

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Over 11 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 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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