El Nido

Population: 564
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $345,500

El Nido is a community in Merced County, California, home to 564 residents. At $56,250, its median household income sits below Merced County's $65,044.

Between 2019 and 2023, El Nido's population grew 66.9% from 338 to 564, while its median household income rose 24.0% from $45,357 to $56,250.

The typical home was built around 1986. 16.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 564
Median age: 28.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $345,500
Median gross rent: $950
Housing units: 169
Homeownership rate: 37.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

338564

Median household income

$45,357$56,250

Median gross rent

$625$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	338	$45,357	—	$625
2020	283	$45,781	—	$592
2021	308	$48,793	—	$909
2022	459	$52,716	—	$912
2023	564	$56,250	$345,500	$950

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.5%

5 to 1726.8%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 643.5%

65 to 742.8%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	11.5%
5 to 17	151	26.8%
18 to 24	58	10.3%
25 to 34	59	10.5%
35 to 44	103	18.3%
45 to 54	56	9.9%
55 to 64	20	3.5%
65 to 74	16	2.8%
75 and over	36	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	131	23.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.4%
Two or more races	1	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	423	75.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma49.7%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	144	49.7%
High school graduate	72	24.8%
Some college or associate's	64	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	10	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	133	68.2%
Carpooled	6	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	10.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	13.8%
Other means	9	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	47.0%
15 to 29 min	48	28.6%
30 to 44 min	12	7.1%
45 to 59 min	5	3.0%
60+ min	24	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.53
Poverty rate: 16.5% (93 of 564)

	Count	Share
Family households	133	83.1%
Nonfamily households	27	16.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	160	94.7%
Vacant	9	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	60	37.5%
Renter-occupied	100	62.5%

1-unit, detached58.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other42.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	98	58.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	71	42.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0622286
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1324, -120.4986