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- California City is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 11.6% more likely to be married in California City.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years older in California City.
 Merced, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,914329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3438.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,385285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock65.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock73.393.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CACalifornia City, 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  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock20.0%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock37.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.5%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.762.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,87180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.0%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 6 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 California City    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My husband and I moved here in Nov 2014 from San Bernardino and we moved here for one reason, we got an enormous house with lots of land and no neighbors for $64,200. No  More

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California City, CA is a wonderful diverse community that is ever growing, in population and home values. Living here over many months and researching here over 4  More

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Over 10 years ago

Living in Cal City 5+ years I can say this: There are nicer areas than others and I lucked out. My street is quiet, have had no problems and neighbors are nice. There  More

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