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Tehachapi, CA vs Portland, OR

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- Portland is 0% more densely populated than Tehachapi.
- People are 5.5% more likely to be married in Portland.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years younger in Portland.
 Tehachapi, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock647,176329,725,481
 Female Population32.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population67.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.938.4
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 Population - 201014,400  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock529,121285,036,114
 Population - 19905,791  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,850.693.4
 Land Area9.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock11.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Tehachapi, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Tehachapi, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 White53.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.5%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Tehachapi, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Married Population40.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married38.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households3,693  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock139,39080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,600  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%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 Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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