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Sun City West, AZ vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than Sun City West.
- People are 40.9% less likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 45.1 years younger in Merced.
 Sun City West, AZMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 201025,796  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 199015,997  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area10.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sun City West, AZMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 340.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 541.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8431.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Sun City West, AZMerced, CAUnited States
 White95.5%  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 Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sun City West, AZMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population68.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married4.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed15.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households15,778  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children0.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,464  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sun City West    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

We arrived to take possession of our home at then of April (2016). During the first four months we had many days when the temperature reached 120. When I see that  More

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You have been notified for several years per comments posted that there are NO schools in Sun City West. Why do you persist with the posting of cost per pupil in Sun  More

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Over 15 years ago

My wife and I live in a Del Webb retirement community - called Sun City West, in Phoenix Arizona. Since I am now in my early seventies, it has proven to be just perfect  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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