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Sierra Madre, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto is 0% more densely populated than Sierra Madre.
- People are 9.3% more likely to be married in Palo Alto.
- The Median Age is 6.5 years younger in Palo Alto.
 Sierra Madre, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,624329,725,481
 Female Population54.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 201010,916  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,598285,036,114
 Population - 199010,762  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,875.293.4
 Land Area3.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sierra Madre, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sierra Madre, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 White61.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian15.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sierra Madre, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married25.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households4,961  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,976  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Sierra Madre    2 Reviews
Lorie · Sierra Madre, CA
Small town atmosphere near Los Angeles
Over 11 years ago

Sierra Madre is a great place to live if you enjoy a small town atmosphere while being close to the vibrancy of a big city. It has nice restaurants, boutique shops and  More

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Eve · Sierra Madre, CA
A Great Place to Live.
Over 20 years ago

Sierra Madre is still much a 1950's town. We still help out our neighbors, we have block parties to get acquained with new neighbors, and it's just a happy, friendly  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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