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Yucca Valley, CA vs Elko, NV

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- Elko is 0% more densely populated than Yucca Valley.
- People are 11.9% more likely to be married in Elko.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years younger in Elko.
 Yucca Valley, CAElko, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,391329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 201020,694  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,708285,036,114
 Population - 199013,701  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now59.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,141.693.4
 Land Area39.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yucca Valley, CAElko, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Yucca Valley, CAElko, NVUnited States
 White63.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.9%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yucca Valley, CAElko, NVUnited States
 Married Population45.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married33.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households8,567  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,61180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,408  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 5 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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