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Sunnyvale, CA vs Elk Grove, CA

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- Elk Grove is 0% more densely populated than Sunnyvale.
- People are 0.2% less likely to be married in Elk Grove.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years older in Elk Grove.
 Sunnyvale, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock175,510329,725,481
 Female Population47.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.138.4
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 Population - 2010140,786  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,984285,036,114
 Population - 1990117,229  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock195.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,180.993.4
 Land Area22.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sunnyvale, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Sunnyvale, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 White28.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.5%12.2%
 Asian47.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sunnyvale, CAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.1%50.2%
 Never Married33.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.222.60
 Households57,565  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,42880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,635  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.8%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 Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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