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Visalia, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than Visalia.
- People are 18.0% less likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Merced.
 Visalia, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 2010124,764  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 199075,636  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now78.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area37.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Visalia, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Visalia, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 White36.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Visalia, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population49.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married34.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households45,376  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,903  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  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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