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Merced, CA vs Providence, RI

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- Providence is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 16.8% less likely to be married in Providence.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years older in Providence.
 Merced, CAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Population  Unlock188,812329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.138.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock173,618285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,256.593.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CAProvidence, RIUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.0%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock42.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.1%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock37,48780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews
Sean · Merced, CA
Merced: The Hippest Place in the Valley
Over 5 years ago

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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Nate · Merced, CA
Good place to live
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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Nate · Merced, CA
Great place to live. Do not listen to angry people
Over 5 years ago

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 Providence    19 Reviews
RICK · Attleboro, MA
LOVIN IT
Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Skyy · Rockford, IL
How is Providence RI?
Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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Matthew · Providence, RI
Providence is the most pot smoking city US I've ev
Over 11 years ago

And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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