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Merced, CA vs Three Rivers, CA

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- Household income in Three Rivers, is 41% more than it is in Merced and is 6% above the National Average.
- Merced unemployment rate is 9.3%.
- Three Rivers unemployment rate is 11.6%.
 Merced, CAThree Rivers, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,520  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$73,720$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,892  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Merced, CAThree Rivers, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock20.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Merced, CAThree Rivers, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.8%13.1%
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 Three Rivers    3 Reviews

At long last High Pressure weakened and the Jet Stream allowed moisture on the parched earth! About 5 inches of rain so far at 1000'  More

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Over 16 years ago

great state climate and locations. ridiculous government everyone is leaving and i'm looking to do just that as  More

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Three Rivers is right outside of Sequoia National Park. It's a town of great people in a great location but the air is truly awful! In addition, since any real  More

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