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Carmichael, CA vs Meridian, ID

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- Meridian is 0% more densely populated than Carmichael.
- People are 25.0% more likely to be married in Meridian.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years younger in Meridian.
 Carmichael, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Population  Unlock115,227329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201061,806  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock34,919285,036,114
 Population - 199048,702  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock247.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now39.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,430.793.4
 Land Area13.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carmichael, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Carmichael, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 White65.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian7.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carmichael, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.822.60
 Households31,033  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock30,43980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,878  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Carmichael    10 Reviews

We lived in Sacramento since 1978, and in Carmichael since 2019. We’re very happy here. Carmichael is one of the nicer suburbs of Sacramento. The part of Carmichael that  More

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Hello I am moving to california. I would like to stay in the northern area. I am moving from minnesota. I cant stand the weather here. I am looking for be able to raise  More

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Hi Barabara I read your take on Carmichael and am glad to see it is a nice town, I'm wondering what areas I should avoid living in? I may be moving there soon and I  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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