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Tehachapi, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than Tehachapi.
- People are 19.7% more likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years older in Placerville.
 Tehachapi, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population32.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population67.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 201014,400  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 19905,791  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 Land Area9.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Tehachapi, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Tehachapi, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White53.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Tehachapi, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married38.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households3,693  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,600  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to Bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  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 12 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 17 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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