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Merced County, CA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Merced, CA
Designated Market Area: Fresno-Visalia, CA
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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2022 population: 290,014   ( 34,221 from 2010 , 8,812 from 2020)
Land area: 1938.0 square miles
Population density: 149.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:69,671 24.02% 14.6%
Black:8,4952.93% 3.3%
Indian:1,1940.41% 6.0%
Asian:21,6627.47% 16.1%
2+ races:5,7061.97% 21.4%
Hispanic:183,28663.20% 30.5%
Total non-White:220,34375.98% 26.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:8,504 15.1
Deaths:5,1669.2
Net Migration: 4,6338.2
Net Immigration: 4630.8
Change in White population:-11,928 -4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:46,149 18.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
255,793
81,59931.90%
8,7853.43%
1,1260.44%
18,6597.29%
4,7001.84%
140,48554.92%
174,19468.10%

2000
210,554
85,58540.65%
7,5943.61%
1,1150.53%
14,3226.80%
6,0622.88%
95,46645.34%
124,96959.35%

1990
178,403
97,06654.41%
8,3894.70%
1,2000.67%
14,6098.19%
n/a
57,13932.03%
81,33745.59%

1980
134,560
89,72866.68%
6,6104.91%
6700.50%
3,2732.43%
n/a
34,03225.29%
44,83233.32%

1970
104,629
74,14970.87%
4,2264.04%
2740.26%
9700.93%
n/a
23,95122.89%
30,480 29.13%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
40,173 19.1
13,4936.4
-290-0.1
9,0244.3
-3,986 -1.9
49,225 23.4
1990's
NumberRate
39,613 22.2
12,5357.0
-16,197-9.1
13,5077.6
-11,481 -6.4
43,632 24.5
1980's
NumberRate
34,842 25.9
10,446 7.8
20,734 15.4
n/a
7,338 5.5
36,505 27.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
13,282 12.7
n/a
15,579 14.9
14,352 13.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Merced County, CA

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
31.5
82,317 28.4%
207,697 71.6%
32,222 11.1%
82,760
3.34
63,078 76.2%
40,383 64.0%
8,646 13.7%
19,682 23.8%

2010
NumberPercent
29.6
80,698 31.5%
175,095 68.5%
23,960 9.4%
75,642
3.32
58,767 77.7%
40,873 69.6%
7,225 12.3%
16,875 22.3%

2000
NumberPercent
29.1
72,413 34.4%
138,141 65.6%
19,824 9.4%
63,933
3.25
50,136 78.4%
37,536 74.9%
5,675 11.3%
13,797 21.6%

1990
NumberPercent
28.1
60,744 34.0%
117,659 66.0%
16,337 9.2%
55,548
3.16
43,830 78.9%
34,820 79.4%
4,529 10.3%
11,718 21.1%

1980
NumberPercent
26.8
43,923 32.6%
90,637 67.4%
11,458 8.5%
44,801
2.95
34,962 78.0%
29,500 84.4%
2,890 8.3%
9,839 22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Merced County, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units87,895 
Median Value$342,300 
Occupied82,76094.2%
Vacant5,1355.8%
Owned44,15653.4%
Rented38,60446.6%
Median Rent$1,200 
Single-Family Units66,94476.2%
    Detached65,31574.3%
    Attached1,6291.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units8,1989.3%
Mobile Homes5,9396.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Merced County, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004,5845.5%
$10,000 to $14,9993,1973.9%
$15,000 to $19,9993,1303.8%
$20,000 to $24,9993,7254.5%
$25,000 to $29,9993,3144.0%
$30,000 to $34,9993,9994.8%
$35,000 to $39,9992,9723.6%
$40,000 to $44,9993,0943.7%
$45,000 to $49,9993,6124.4%
$50,000 to $59,9996,9448.4%
$60,000 to $74,9998,56210.3%
$75,000 to $99,99912,25514.8%
$100,000 to $124,9997,8469.5%
$125,000 to $149,9995,1716.2%
$150,000 to $199,9994,9566.0%
$200,000 or more5,3996.5%
Median Household Income64,772 
Per Capita Income26,869 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state76 
Compared to U.S.95 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI7,8039.4%
Public Assistance4,8105.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps16,88020.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed40,83160.7%
Unemployed4,6616.9%
In Armed Forces2270.3%
Total Labor Force45,71967.9%
Not in Labor Force21,58632.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 39.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector48,74428,85462.8%
Non-Profit2,2303,19741.1%
Self-Employed6,4442,85969.3%
Local Government5,1237,76439.8%
State Government1,8512,46042.9%
Federal Government63941260.8%
Total Private + Self55,18831,71363.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.9,84313,83341.6%
Total65,03145,54658.8%
Pct. Govt.16.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts11,19310.1%
Sales and Office Occupations19,13217.3%
Professional, Technical17,23915.6%
Service Occupations19,18717.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing10,3979.4%
All others43,96139.7%
White Collar 43.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance13,04611.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting12,58311.4%
Retail trade12,10110.9%
Manufacturing11,98710.8%
Educational services10,9199.9%
Construction9,0328.2%
Accommodation and food services7,0876.4%
Transportation and warehousing6,9436.3%
Other services4,7974.3%
Public administration4,7214.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4,1563.8%
Wholesale trade3,9423.6%
Professional, scientific, technical2,9442.7%
Finance and insurance1,8361.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,2331.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,1841.1%
Utilities1,0941.0%
Information9710.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction800.1%
Management560.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Merced County, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican167,15859.21%
Puerto Rican6100.22%
Cuban1470.05%
Dominican250.01%
Total Central American3,3091.17%
Costa Rican4190.15%
Guatemalan7780.28%
Honduran4720.17%
Nicaraguan2420.09%
Panamanian800.03%
Salvadoran1,3110.46%
Other Central American70.00%
Total South American6360.23%
Argentinean640.02%
Bolivian320.01%
Chilean130.00%
Colombian1710.06%
Ecuadorian300.01%
Paraguayan20.00%
Peruvian2510.09%
Uruguayan360.01%
Venezuelan370.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,8471.01%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong7,2542.57%
Indian6,2732.22%
Filipino2,0610.73%
Chinese9040.32%
Korean6400.23%
Vietnamese6190.22%
Thai5500.19%
Laotian4470.16%
Mien3660.13%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English121,55746.5%
Spanish117,68645.0%
Other Indo-European11,4354.4%
Other Asian6,9582.7%
Tagalog1,0270.4%
Chinese8110.3%
German, other Germanic4360.2%
Vietnamese4100.2%
Arabic3630.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Portuguese14,2715.1%
German13,8334.9%
Irish10,9283.9%
English8,8393.1%
Italian5,6292.0%
American4,8471.7%
European2,8151.0%
Dutch2,4830.9%
French2,2910.8%
Scottish1,7590.6%
Swedish1,3050.5%
Polish1,1560.4%
Norwegian1,1230.4%
Welsh9450.3%
Scotch-Irish6470.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen238,76484.6%
Not a citizen43,52615.4%
Native208,12973.7%
Foreign-born74,16126.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Merced County, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
28,282 16.8%19,840 11.8%46,826 27.8%48,878 29.0%17,165 10.2%7,512 4.5%
  Average years of education: 11.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 28,282 16.8%
9-12 Years 19,840 11.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 46,826 27.8%
Some College 48,878 29.0%
Bach. Degree 17,165 10.2%
Grad Degree 7,512 4.5%
Average years of education: 11.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Merced County, CA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 76,862 67,019 9,843 12.8% 5.8%
1991 77,505 65,296 12,209 15.8% 7.8%
1992 83,022 68,534 14,488 17.5% 9.4%
1993 83,243 68,772 14,471 17.4% 9.5%
1994 83,719 70,059 13,660 16.3% 8.7%
1995 82,839 68,722 14,117 17.0% 7.9%
1996 81,656 67,968 13,688 16.8% 7.3%
1997 83,311 70,212 13,099 15.7% 6.4%
1998 85,228 72,311 12,917 15.2% 5.9%
1999 83,885 72,576 11,309 13.5% 5.3%
2000 90,193 81,627 8,566 9.5% 4.9%
2001 91,609 82,259 9,350 10.2% 5.5%
2002 95,761 85,165 10,596 11.1% 6.8%
2003 96,921 85,662 11,259 11.6% 6.9%
2004 97,619 86,953 10,666 10.9% 6.2%
2005 98,752 88,905 9,847 10.0% 5.4%
2006 98,072 88,828 9,244 9.4% 4.9%
2007 99,923 89,973 9,950 10.0% 5.3%
2008 102,211 89,272 12,939 12.7% 7.3%
2009 106,193 87,855 18,338 17.3% 11.5%
2010 113,874 92,954 20,920 18.4% 12.5%
2011 114,693 94,128 20,565 17.9% 11.9%
2012 114,901 95,852 19,049 16.6% 10.5%
2013 114,311 97,543 16,768 14.7% 9.0%
2014 114,169 99,355 14,814 13.0% 7.6%
2015 114,061 101,031 13,030 11.4% 6.3%
2016 114,339 102,211 12,128 10.6% 5.5%
2017 115,291 104,402 10,889 9.4% 4.8%
2018 115,261 105,519 9,742 8.5% 4.3%
2019 115,761 106,231 9,530 8.2% 4.2%
2020 114,736 100,755 13,981 12.2% 10.1%
2021 115,207 103,311 11,896 10.3% 7.3%
2022 115,605 106,730 8,875 7.7% 4.2%
2023 118,932 108,224 10,708 9.0% 4.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com