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San Dimas, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than San Dimas.
- People are 23.4% less likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 13.0 years younger in Merced.
 San Dimas, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population53.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 201033,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 199032,397  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area15.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Dimas, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 San Dimas, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 White41.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian16.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Dimas, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married29.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households11,812  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,028  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Dimas    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

The Jefferson's have Guts & we love our city even from a distance it's still close to our hearts! Peace, Love, & Light!  More

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Over 11 years ago

You probably are aware of how bad the drought is in Southern CA. Last year we only received 3 inches of rain. This is more like Texas than Southern CA. It looks like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lori I'm assuming you could not afford the VIA VERDE neighborhood of San Dimas. I just moved into VIA VERDE and it is so peaceful! I love it! I have a beautiful green  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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