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Merced, CA vs Carthage, NC

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Highlights
- Carthage is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 24.7% more likely to be married in Carthage.
- The Median Age is 10.9 years older in Carthage.
 Merced, CACarthage, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,672329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,871285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock404.693.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CACarthage, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CACarthage, NCUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.0%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CACarthage, NCUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.2%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock65480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.1%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 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 Carthage    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Some call it "sweet carthage" really...no industry other than the "Chuck Wagon" restaurant. The city has had high hopes for years of becoming a tourist destination with  More

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Over 15 years ago

Carthage, the county seat of Moore County, was once the center of manufacture of horse drawn carriages...before the automobile was discovered. It has been somewhat slow  More

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I have lived all over the world and never thought I would settle down. Somehow I ended up in North Carolina, close to Carthage. When I found out I was going to be a  More

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