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Merced, CA vs Camas, WA

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- Camas is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 62.1% more likely to be married in Camas.
- The Median Age is 12.0 years older in Camas.
 Merced, CACamas, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,774329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.638.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,534285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock107.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,848.993.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CACamas, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CACamas, WAUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CACamas, WAUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock65.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock33.9%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.882.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,21580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.6%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 Camas    8 Reviews

Born and raised here in Washington. Moved away to San Francisco, California for a decade and just moved back. I live walking distance from downtown and love it. Huge  More

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Camas is a wonderful area which has so many beautiful trails with access to the river. The school system is superb. Prune Hill is such a wonderful place to live and walk  More

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Over 8 years ago

This town has no culture outside the high school. The downtown has scruffy mill taverns to accentuate the smelly pulp mill across the street. Housing is not  More

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