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Merced, CA vs Buford, GA

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- Buford is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 28.4% more likely to be married in Buford.
- The Median Age is 6.7 years older in Buford.
 Merced, CABuford, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,811329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,668285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock47.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock958.893.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CABuford, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CABuford, GAUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.8%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock35.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CABuford, GAUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.7%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.332.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,68180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.5%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 Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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