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Vallejo, CA vs Walnut Creek, CA

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- Walnut Creek is 0% more densely populated than Vallejo.
- People are 18.9% more likely to be married in Walnut Creek.
- The Median Age is 8.0 years older in Walnut Creek.
 Vallejo, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock69,876329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.838.4
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 Population - 2010116,118  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,296285,036,114
 Population - 1990109,199  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now10.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,537.093.4
 Land Area30.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Vallejo, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Vallejo, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 White23.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian22.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Vallejo, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Married Population46.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.5%50.2%
 Never Married36.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.152.60
 Households43,883  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,38880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock55.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,322  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Vallejo    32 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor. I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city  More

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Over 7 years ago

I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to  More

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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