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Merced, CA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 27.2% more likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 7.9 years older in San Jose.
 Merced, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%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  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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