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Scottsdale, AZ vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Scottsdale.
- People are 7.1% less likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years younger in Placerville.
 Scottsdale, AZPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 2010217,627  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 1990130,069  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now101.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area184.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Scottsdale, AZPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Scottsdale, AZPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White78.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian4.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Scottsdale, AZPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population51.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married30.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households113,451  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households50,896  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 2 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  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 13 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 18 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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