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Merced, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 18.9% more likely to be married in Bakersfield.
- The Median Age is 1.7 years older in Bakersfield.
 Merced, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock398,756329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock247,057285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,663.293.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.202.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock92,21280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%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 Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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