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Compare Lake Forest to Merced

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Merced, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Lake Forest (city) Merced (city)
Population 81,812 82,008
Income (median) $64,458 $38,635
Home Value (median) $585,100 $185,700
White 67% 53%
Black 2% 5%
Asian 15% 12%
With Kids 34% 43%
Age (median) 39 29
Rentals 30% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Merced?
A: Lake Forest has a similar population count than Merced: 81812 compared with 82008 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Lake Forest or in Merced?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Lake Forest.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lake Forest or Merced?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Lake Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Merced does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 60% for Merced.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lake Forest may include: San-Dimas, Glendora, and Laguna-Hills.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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