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Merced, CA vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 29.9% more likely to be married in Alameda.
- The Median Age is 11.0 years older in Alameda.
 Merced, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,320329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.638.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock72,259285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,500.593.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock12.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.0%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.1%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.532.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,00280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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