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Oakhurst, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than Oakhurst.
- People are 14.6% less likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 21.7 years younger in Merced.
 Oakhurst, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population53.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 20103,263  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 19902,602  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area6.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oakhurst, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Oakhurst, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 White83.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oakhurst, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married22.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households2,277  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children14.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households896  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Oakhurst    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

When researching or commenting on the water quality in Oakhurst it is important to know if the property is on a water system or a private well, to lump all into one  More

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Over 16 years ago

Coming from a much larger community, we really didn't expect much from the high school, but we were very pleasantly surprised. Yosemite High School has a wide variety  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a nice town to raise a family. It is much cleaner, air is better, and if you have a hard-rock well like we do, the water is very good. Our family who live in  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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