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West Lafayette, IN vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than West Lafayette.
- People are 92.8% more likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 8.1 years older in Merced.
 West Lafayette, INMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population44.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 201042,055  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 199025,907  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now99.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area13.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 West Lafayette, INMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2035.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 641.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 West Lafayette, INMerced, CAUnited States
 White66.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian21.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 West Lafayette, INMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population21.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married73.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households13,588  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,082  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews
Sean · Merced, CA
Merced: The Hippest Place in the Valley
Over 5 years ago

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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Nate · Merced, CA
Good place to live
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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Nate · Merced, CA
Great place to live. Do not listen to angry people
Over 5 years ago

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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