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Placerville, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than Placerville.
- People are 15.3% less likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 13.7 years younger in Merced.
 Placerville, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 201010,470  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 19908,355  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now32.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area5.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Placerville, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Placerville, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 White74.9%  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 Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Placerville, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households4,500  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,722  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  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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