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Thousand Oaks, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto is 0% more densely populated than Thousand Oaks.
- People are 6.9% more likely to be married in Palo Alto.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years younger in Palo Alto.
 Thousand Oaks, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,624329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 2010126,688  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,598285,036,114
 Population - 1990104,352  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now21.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,875.293.4
 Land Area55.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Thousand Oaks, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Thousand Oaks, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian9.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Thousand Oaks, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Married Population54.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married29.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households46,270  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,372  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews
Teachkindy · Newbury Park, CA
Thousand Oaks Climate
Over 13 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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Tracy · Thousand Oaks, CA
Born and Raised. TO from a teen perspective.
Over 13 years ago

I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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Kim · Newbury Park, CA
Excellent place to rais a family
Over 15 years ago

I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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