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Raleigh, NC vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than Raleigh.
- People are 3.1% less likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years younger in Merced.
 Raleigh, NCMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 2010406,412  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 1990207,951  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now128.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area145.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Raleigh, NCMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Raleigh, NCMerced, CAUnited States
 White52.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian4.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Raleigh, NCMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households187,234  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households85,717  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey 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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