Santa Nella

Population: 1,686
Median household income: $87,375
Median home value: $467,300

Santa Nella, a community in Merced County, California, has 1,686 residents. Its median household income of $87,375 runs above the Merced County figure of $65,044.

From 2019 to 2023, Santa Nella's population declined 21.0% from 2,135 to 1,686, while its median home value rose 68.2% from $277,800 to $467,300.

Owners occupy 55.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,686
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $87,375
Median home value: $467,300
Median gross rent: $927
Housing units: 614
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1351,686

Median household income

$59,773$87,375

Median home value

$277,800$467,300

Median gross rent

$881$927

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,135	$59,773	$277,800	$881
2020	1,981	$73,590	$310,000	$976
2021	1,765	$75,689	$372,700	$1,098
2022	2,055	$84,912	$445,100	$967
2023	1,686	$87,375	$467,300	$927

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

Age distribution

Under 513.0%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 240.8%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4423.5%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	219	13.0%
5 to 17	320	19.0%
18 to 24	14	0.8%
25 to 34	177	10.5%
35 to 44	397	23.5%
45 to 54	137	8.1%
55 to 64	202	12.0%
65 to 74	181	10.7%
75 and over	39	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	115	6.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	56	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,515	89.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.6%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	347	30.6%
High school graduate	490	43.2%
Some college or associate's	242	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	41	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 54 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	344	67.9%
Carpooled	75	14.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	88	17.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	12.4%
15 to 29 min	39	9.3%
30 to 44 min	63	15.0%
45 to 59 min	43	10.3%
60+ min	222	53.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.42
Poverty rate: 6.8% (114 of 1,686)

	Count	Share
Family households	352	71.4%
Nonfamily households	141	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	493	80.3%
Vacant	121	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	274	55.6%
Renter-occupied	219	44.4%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other49.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	310	50.5%
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	304	49.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0670028
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1012, -121.0157