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Merced, CA vs Los Banos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Banos is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 28.1% more likely to be married in Los Banos.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Los Banos.
 Merced, CALos Banos, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,421329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2938.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock25,869285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,445.293.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CALos Banos, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CALos Banos, CAUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock73.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CALos Banos, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.8%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.682.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,44380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.5%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 Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 7 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  More

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