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Escondido, CA vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas is 0% more densely populated than Escondido.
- People are 4.7% more likely to be married in Alturas.
- The Median Age is 9.1 years older in Alturas.
 Escondido, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Population151,4432,693329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%52.8%50.5%
 Male Population49.9%47.2%49.5%
 Median Age35.744.838.4
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 Population - 2010144,4332,837309,327,143
 Population - 2000133,5592,892285,036,114
 Population - 1990108,6353,231251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now12.3%-12.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.0%-21.3%30.8%
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 Population Density4,066.1953.693.4
 Land Area37.22.83,531,905.4
 Water Area0.20.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Escondido, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%8.8%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.6%6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%3.4%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.8%2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%1.4%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.5%3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.8%16.9%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.9%7.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%8.1%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.6%8.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%6.1%6.3%
 Age 65 to 747.4%16.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%8.1%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.3%1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Escondido, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 White35.4%68.9%59.4%
 Black2.0%4.2%12.2%
 Asian6.2%0.0%5.6%
 Native American0.3%1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.3%0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%3.3%3.2%
 Hispanic52.0%21.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Escondido, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Married Population49.3%51.6%49.8%
     Currently Married47.3%50.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%1.2%1.8%
 Single Population50.7%48.4%50.2%
 Never Married35.7%20.3%33.8%
 Divorced10.0%20.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%7.6%5.6%
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 Household Size2.962.302.60
 Households50,4561,159124,010,992
 Family Households34,01467880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.5%21.2%30.5%
     Married couple, no children36.8%52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households16,44248143,255,233
     Single householder, w/children16.7%19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%6.6%10.8%
Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 8 years ago

Good cost of  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 4 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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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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Over 13 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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