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Merced, CA vs Springfield, OR

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- Springfield is 0% more densely populated than Merced.
- People are 14.0% more likely to be married in Springfield.
- The Median Age is 7.7 years older in Springfield.
 Merced, CASpringfield, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,138329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201079,097  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,864285,036,114
 Population - 199056,216  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,925.393.4
 Land Area23.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merced, CASpringfield, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Merced, CASpringfield, ORUnited States
 White23.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian10.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merced, CASpringfield, ORUnited States
 Married Population40.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.5%50.2%
 Never Married44.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households26,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,94180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,789  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.5%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 Springfield    5 Reviews

When I moved to Springfield with my family, we came from the north so didn't we didn't experience the scathing hatred Californians might encounter. Even so, not being a  More

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I lived her from Sept 2012 to Dec 2018. It was ok at first. Over the years the whole area has become.more and more unfriendly to moderate democrats, centrist or  More

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Over 14 years ago

How is it in Springfield ? Is it hard to get started in that town? How is the work  More

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