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Fort Dodge, IA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than Fort Dodge.
- People are 5.8% more likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 7.4 years younger in Merced.
 Fort Dodge, IAMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population48.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 201025,119  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 199025,894  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area16.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Dodge, IAMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Dodge, IAMerced, CAUnited States
 White81.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Dodge, IAMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population38.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married39.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households10,437  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,244  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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