Merced County, CA Demographic Data
Merced County, CA Summary
Merced County is located in California
- Population: 262,305
- Area: 1,978.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,934.97 sq. miles
- Water Area: 43.54 sq. miles
- Population Density: 132.57 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 88.58 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Merced County, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
133,148
50%
50.8
Male
135,524
50%
49.2
Total Population
268,672
323,128,000
Merced County, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
21,688
8.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
23,215
8.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
21,878
8.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
22,677
8.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
21,168
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
38,805
14.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
32,870
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
30,404
11.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13,594
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
13,390
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
16,716
6.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,213
3.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,054
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
188,400
70.1%
77.2
Female
94,084
49.9%
51.3
Male
94,316
50.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
174,315
64.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
35,813
13.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
28,983
10.8%
15.2
Female
15,650
54.0%
55.8
Male
13,333
46.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
Merced County, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
259,436
96.6%
96.8
White
149,377
55.6%
72.6
Black or African American
8,492
3.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,522
0.9%
0.8
Asian
21,156
7.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
5,222
1.9%
1.2
Chinese
1,669
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
1,908
0.7%
0.9
Japanese
364
0.1%
0.2
Korean
328
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
912
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
10,753
4.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
32
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
77,857
29.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,236
3.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
158,200
58.9%
17.8
Mexican
148,044
55.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
782
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
119
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9,255
3.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
110,472
41.1%
82.2
Merced County, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
30,839
19.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
20,093
12.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
38,469
24.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
36,917
23.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
10,386
6.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
12,890
8.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
8,452
5.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
50,932
32.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
107,114
67.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21,342
13.5%
31.2
Merced County, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
74,137
36.7%
33.7%
Now Married
92,645
45.9%
47.5
Divorced
18,795
9.3%
11.0%
Separated
6,517
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
9,797
4.9
5.8%
Merced County, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
118,969
48.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
128,015
51.8%
21.6%
Spanish
107,584
43.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8,568
3.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
11,341
4.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
522
0.2%
1.1%
Merced County, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,518
7.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,453
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9,987
12.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,529
11.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
11,822
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
14,123
18.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,492
10.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
7,811
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,945
5.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,033
3.9%
6.4
Median household income
47,739
57,617
Per capita income
21,882
31,128
Merced County, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
12,813
12.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,629
7.6%
9.8
Construction
6,258
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
22,352
22.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,446
3.4%
6.6
Information
903
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
9,903
9.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,298
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
6,407
6.4%
11.4
Public administration
3,740
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
12,938
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6,127
6.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,168
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
18,027
18.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
22,881
22.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
17,257
17.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
20,946
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
20,871
20.9%
18.1%
Merced County, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
96,667
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
77,193
79.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,048
8.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,831
1.9%
5.1
Walked
2,734
2.8%
2.7
Other means
3,911
4.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2,950
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.8
26.6
Merced County, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,840
7.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
21,972
28.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
28,997
37.3%
37.1
3 or more
20,904
26.9%
21.0
Merced County, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
77,713
92.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
40,561
52.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
37,152
47.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,719
8.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.5
Merced County, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
84,432
1 room
1,546
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
1,418
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
4,914
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
14,599
17.3%
16.5
5 rooms
20,261
24.0%
19.8
6 rooms
18,635
22.1%
17.8
7 rooms
11,126
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
6,069
7.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,864
6.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Merced County, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
84,432
1-unit, detached
63,766
75.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,819
2.2%
5.9
2-units
2,180
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,562
4.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,943
4.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
992
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
1,734
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
6,368
7.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
68
0.1%
0.1
Merced County, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,795
6.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,391
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,565
7.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
9,999
11.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
12,395
14.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
11,322
13.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
12,089
14.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
20,367
24.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
951
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
558
0.7%
1.4%
Merced County, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
34,666
44.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,517
3.2%
4.7
Electricity
35,827
46.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,338
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
414
0.5%
0.1
Other fuel
2,578
3.3%
0.5
No fuel used
373
0.5%
1.1
Merced County, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
26,773
47295100.0
Less than $500
204
0.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,008
3.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,075
4.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,381
12.6%
11.8%
$500 to $999
5,910
22.1%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
6,664
24.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,531
31.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
10,645
40.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,281
16.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,829
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,384
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
7,500
28.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
134
0.0%
0.0%
Merced County, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
33,227
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
158
0.5%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
443
1.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,117
6.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,977
9.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,651
29.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
17,881
53.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3,925
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
899
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,571
10.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,170
9.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,818
17.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,161
12.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,417
10.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
12,722
38.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
4,293
0.0%
0.0%
Merced County, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
40,561
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,979
7.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,736
6.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,644
11.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6,013
14.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11,226
27.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9,346
23.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,913
7.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
704
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
231,300
205,000
