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Merced, CA vs Gallatin, TN

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- Gallatin is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 27.6% more likely to be married in Gallatin.
- The Median Age is 8.6 years older in Gallatin.
 Merced, CAGallatin, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock43,306329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.238.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,230285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock90.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,363.093.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CAGallatin, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CAGallatin, TNUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.9%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CAGallatin, TNUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.0%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.472.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,62280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.7%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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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 Gallatin    12 Reviews

Sumner County Gallatin Tennessee based on 10-years experience was a huge disappointment. The City of Gallatin is run by mostly family related members that are not open  More

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Don't believe me? Check Reader's Digest 2017. I have lived and been all around our great country but Gallatin has its own little quaint appeal like no where else. We are  More

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Gallatin is a great place to live.... If you want to live in the South. Unlike Murfreesboro or Nashville, Gallatin has not been over run by northerners who want to  More

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