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Yreka, CA vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas is 0% more densely populated than Yreka.
- People are 23.7% more likely to be married in Alturas.
- The Median Age is 9.2 years older in Alturas.
 Yreka, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,693329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.838.4
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 Population - 20107,791  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,892285,036,114
 Population - 19906,948  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-12.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now8.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock953.693.4
 Land Area10.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yreka, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Yreka, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 White68.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yreka, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married31.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock20.5%10.8%
 Widowed10.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households3,210  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock67880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,507  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Yreka    4 Reviews
Marlyn · Encinitas, CA
Nice Town
Over 14 years ago

Visited this place. Whinney and Joan at the Chamber of Commerce were awesome. Everyone in town waved, stopped to let us cross the road, and were friendly. Looking into  More

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pepsi · Yreka, CA
THINK TWICE
Over 17 years ago

corupt city government, "good ole boy" system, insanely high utilites, groceries, and gas. rude, judgemental people, no jobs, lame everything else, welcome to  More

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mk · Yreka, CA
Wanna' live here?
Over 18 years ago

Wanna' live here? Hope you're ultra-conservative and prefer no growth whatsoever except for the size of your wallet. Enjoy lively communities? Stay away from Yreka.  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews
Dean  · Huntington Beach, CA
Crime?
Over 6 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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norman · Menifee, CA
A jewel beside the wild mountains.
Over 6 years ago

I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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jeff · North Platte, NE
property
Over 15 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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