Merced, California Neighborhood Info

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Merced, California QuickFacts

	Merced, California	United States
Total population	63,893	281,421,906
State	California
City	merced

Merced, California Population

	Merced, California	%, Merced, California	United States
Male	31,226	48.87%	49.06%
Female	32,667	51.13%	50.94%
Median age (years)	27.8		35.3

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	Merced, California	%, Merced, California	United States
18 years and over	41,732	65.32%	74.31%
21 years and over	38,365	60.05%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,067	11.06%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,021	9.42%	12.43%

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	Merced, California	%, Merced, California	United States
White	33,481	52.4%	75.14%
Black or African American	4,044	6.33%	12.32%
Asian	7,267	11.37%	3.64%
Some other race	15,764	24.67%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,337	5.22%	2.43%

Merced, California Housing

	Merced, California	%, Merced, California	United States
Total households	20,435		105,480,101
Family households (families)	14,632	71.6%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,803	28.4%	31.94%

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	Merced, California	%, Merced, California	United States
Total housing units	21,544		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,097	5.09%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	20,435	94.85%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	9,508	44.13%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	10,927	50.72%	30.77%

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	Merced, California	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	98	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,668	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,310	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,046	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	318	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	88	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	106,400	119,600

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	Merced, California	%, Merced, California	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,846	28.61%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	7,051	34.5%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,638	12.91%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,450	11.99%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,287	6.3%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,208	5.91%	9.65%

Merced, California Education

	Merced, California	%, Merced, California	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	22,238		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,235	5.55%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,254	5.64%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,675	48.0%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,998	22.48%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,076	18.33%	22.81%

Merced, California Economy

	Merced, California	%, Merced, California	United States
Population 16 years and over	44,173		217,168,077
In labor force	25,636	58.04%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	25,629	58.02%	63.39%
- - Employed	22,267	50.41%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,362	7.61%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	13.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	7	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	18,537	41.96%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	23,176	52.47%	51.66%
In labor force	11,889	26.91%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	11,889	26.91%	29.65%
- - Employed	10,340	23.41%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	6,639	15.03%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,576		12,787,501

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	Merced, California	%, Merced, California	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	20,465		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,748	13.43%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,094	10.23%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,469	16.95%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,249	15.88%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,015	14.73%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,410	16.66%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,395	6.82%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	774	3.78%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	193	0.94%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	118	0.58%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,429		41,994

	Merced, California	%, Merced, California	United States
With earnings	15,987	36.19%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	40,221		56,604
With Social Security income	4,783	10.83%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,815		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,130	4.82%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,797		6,320
With public assistance income	2,675	6.06%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	5,087		3,032
With retirement income	3,417	7.74%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,679		17,376

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