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Merced, CA vs Port Ludlow, WA

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- Port Ludlow is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 61.9% more likely to be married in Port Ludlow.
- The Median Age is 32.7 years older in Port Ludlow.
 Merced, CAPort Ludlow, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,046329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock62.338.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,968285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock264.093.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CAPort Ludlow, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock22.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CAPort Ludlow, WAUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CAPort Ludlow, WAUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock34.0%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,04580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock67.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.2%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 Port Ludlow    5 Reviews

We spent five years looking within a 90 drive from Seattle. We retired in PL two years ago. I have lived in Asia, up and down the East Coast of the US and in CA. We  More

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love Port Ludlow! It is the best. however, master plan community is primarily retirees that are discretionary buyers and live in denial of the reality of our current  More

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No place is perfect, in fact very few are. But if we want the most drinkable water, cleanest air, and beautiful view. Stand back, this could be the place for you. We  More

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