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Merced, CA vs Pollock Pines, CA

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- Pollock Pines is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 38.5% more likely to be married in Pollock Pines.
- The Median Age is 16.1 years older in Pollock Pines.
 Merced, CAPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock6,450329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,728285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock60.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock813.693.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CAPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%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  Unlock9.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CAPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CAPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.6%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,75480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock56.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%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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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 Pollock Pines    6 Reviews

1 hr from Sacramento; 1 hour from Lake Tahoe on Hwy 50. Close to skiing, fishing, boating, camping, hiking, biking - if you love outdoor activities that make you sweat,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sperling's Pollock Pines air quality ranking of "1.2" (very poor) surprises me for a place this far into the mountains. Is that an  More

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The review places the elevation too low. At the center of town (Safeway Supermarket) we are at 3,990. I'm slightly higher at just over 4,000. 30 years ago we used to  More

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