Merced

Population: 89,766
Median household income: $59,938
Median home value: $347,700

Merced, a community in Merced County, California, has 89,766 residents. The median household income of $59,938 is below the Merced County median ($65,044).

From 2019 to 2023, Merced's population grew 8.6% from 82,662 to 89,766, while its median home value rose 46.4% from $237,500 to $347,700.

75.4% of workers drive to work alone. 65.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 89,766
Median age: 29.8 yrs
Median household income: $59,938
Median home value: $347,700
Median gross rent: $1,293
Housing units: 29,208
Homeownership rate: 44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 12.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

82,66289,766

Median household income

$45,232$59,938

Median home value

$237,500$347,700

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,293

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	82,662	$45,232	$237,500	$1,005
2020	84,081	$49,973	$251,500	$1,032
2021	85,993	$52,305	$268,600	$1,127
2022	87,686	$59,233	$322,600	$1,197
2023	89,766	$59,938	$347,700	$1,293

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,785	7.6%
5 to 17	20,166	22.5%
18 to 24	10,721	11.9%
25 to 34	14,880	16.6%
35 to 44	10,881	12.1%
45 to 54	9,006	10.0%
55 to 64	8,562	9.5%
65 to 74	5,377	6.0%
75 and over	3,388	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,417	22.7%
Black or African American	4,159	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	297	0.3%
Asian	8,670	9.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	261	0.3%
Some other race	498	0.6%
Two or more races	2,966	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52,498	58.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.8%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,878	22.8%
High school graduate	13,941	26.8%
Some college or associate's	16,920	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,069	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,286	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means6.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,998	75.4%
Carpooled	2,538	7.4%
Public transit	281	0.8%
Walked	594	1.7%
Bicycle	197	0.6%
Worked from home	2,724	7.9%
Other means	2,140	6.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,193	41.6%
15 to 29 min	8,944	28.2%
30 to 44 min	3,777	11.9%
45 to 59 min	1,835	5.8%
60+ min	3,999	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 23.0% (20,431 of 88,850)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,907	72.4%
Nonfamily households	7,575	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,482	94.1%
Vacant	1,726	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,209	44.4%
Renter-occupied	15,273	55.6%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,003	65.1%
1-unit, attached	495	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3,648	12.5%
5 to 19 units	3,549	12.2%
20 or more units	1,604	5.5%
Mobile home & other	909	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0646898
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3057, -120.4779