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Nevada City, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than Nevada City.
- People are 24.7% more likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 29.6 years younger in Merced.
 Nevada City, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 20103,122  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 19902,855  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area2.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Nevada City, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Nevada City, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 White87.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Nevada City, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population32.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married35.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households1,438  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children5.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households857  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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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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