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Sunnyvale, CA vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas is 0% more densely populated than Sunnyvale.
- People are 9.6% less likely to be married in Alturas.
- The Median Age is 9.6 years older in Alturas.
 Sunnyvale, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,693329,725,481
 Female Population47.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.838.4
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 Population - 2010140,786  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,892285,036,114
 Population - 1990117,229  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-12.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock953.693.4
 Land Area22.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sunnyvale, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Sunnyvale, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 White28.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian47.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sunnyvale, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married33.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock20.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households57,565  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock67880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,635  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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