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Merced, CA vs Atwater, CA

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- Atwater is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 27.0% more likely to be married in Atwater.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in Atwater.
 Merced, CAAtwater, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,401329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.138.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,113285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock31.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,154.593.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CAAtwater, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CAAtwater, CAUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock55.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CAAtwater, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.032.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,78380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%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 Atwater    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Atwater Village for the past 11 years. It's rated one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles and I am in complete agreement with that. I've seen it  More

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It went from hellhole to paradise in less than five years. Now, there are more places to shop and eat. What was a boring, open field is now a huge shopping center off of  More

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This is a Little town of about 28,000 people. All ages, mainly Spanish Speaking. There are not very many varities of Resturants, or of Good Quality. The Housing is  More

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