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Merced, CA Metro Area


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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, CA Metro Area

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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, CA Metro Area

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, CA Metro Area

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 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, CA Metro Area

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, CA Metro Area

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, CA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 153,724 134,038 19,686 12.8%
1991 155,010 130,592 24,418 15.8%
1992 166,044 137,068 28,976 17.5%
1993 166,486 137,544 28,942 17.4%
1994 167,438 140,118 27,320 16.3%
1995 165,678 137,444 28,234 17.0%
1996 163,312 135,936 27,376 16.8%
1997 166,622 140,424 26,198 15.7%
1998 170,456 144,622 25,834 15.2%
1999 167,770 145,152 22,618 13.5%
2000 180,386 163,254 17,132 9.5%
2001 183,218 164,518 18,700 10.2%
2002 191,522 170,330 21,192 11.1%
2003 193,842 171,324 22,518 11.6%
2004 195,238 173,906 21,332 10.9%
2005 197,504 177,810 19,694 10.0%
2006 196,144 177,656 18,488 9.4%
2007 199,846 179,946 19,900 10.0%
2008 204,422 178,544 25,878 12.7%
2009 212,386 175,710 36,676 17.3%
2010 227,748 185,908 41,840 18.4%
2011 229,386 188,256 41,130 17.9%
2012 229,802 191,704 38,098 16.6%
2013 228,622 195,086 33,536 14.7%
2014 228,338 198,710 29,628 13.0%
2015 228,122 202,062 26,060 11.4%
2016 228,678 204,422 24,256 10.6%
2017 230,582 208,804 21,778 9.4%
2018 230,522 211,038 19,484 8.5%
2019 231,522 212,462 19,060 8.2%
2020 229,472 201,510 27,962 12.2%
2021 230,414 206,622 23,792 10.3%
2022 231,210 213,460 17,750 7.7%
2023 237,864 216,448 21,416 9.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com