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Sonora, CA vs Dayton, NV

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- Dayton is 0% more densely populated than Sonora.
- People are 68.9% more likely to be married in Dayton.
- The Median Age is 5.4 years older in Dayton.
 Sonora, CADayton, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,036329,725,481
 Female Population55.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.738.4
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 Population - 20104,881  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,907285,036,114
 Population - 19904,153  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock76.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now16.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock477.793.4
 Land Area3.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sonora, CADayton, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sonora, CADayton, NVUnited States
 White80.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sonora, CADayton, NVUnited States
 Married Population35.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.4%50.2%
 Never Married32.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed9.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.732.60
 Households2,097  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,04380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,068  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Dayton    4 Reviews

We moved from Klamath Falls, OR, where we lived for 14 yrs. and was one of the friendliest towns I've experienced, to Dayton in 2019. Priced out of the housing markets  More

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Over 4 years ago

Do yourself a huge favor before you decide to live here, and visit during both summer and winter. Don't rely on the lying locals that tell you how mild the winters are  More

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Over 10 years ago

After retiring from California we searched from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada and we settled in Dayton Nevada. It is a wonderful small town just 11+  More

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