Delhi vs Merced

A side-by-side comparison of Delhi and Merced: population, income, housing, and more.

Delhi and Merced are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Merced has the higher population (89,766 vs 10,525 in Delhi). Delhi has the higher median household income ($66,306 vs $59,938 in Merced). Merced has the higher median home value ($347,700 vs $338,800 in Delhi).

Population, income & housing

	Delhi	Merced
Population	10,525	89,766
Median age	31.9 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,306	$59,938
Median home value	$338,800	$347,700
Median gross rent	$1,262	$1,293
Housing units	2,821	29,208
Homeownership rate	75.2%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delhi	Merced
Population	12,301 → 10,525 (-14.4%)	82,662 → 89,766 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$63,081 → $66,306 (+5.1%)	$45,232 → $59,938 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$239,700 → $338,800 (+41.3%)	$237,500 → $347,700 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,180 → $1,262 (+6.9%)	$1,005 → $1,293 (+28.7%)

Delhi

Population

12,30110,525

Median household income

$63,081$66,306

Median home value

$239,700$338,800

Median gross rent

$1,180$1,262

Merced

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delhi	Merced
Under 5	6.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	22.4%	22.5%
18 to 24	12.7%	11.9%
25 to 34	15.4%	16.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.5%
65 to 74	5.6%	6.0%
75 and over	3.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delhi	Merced
White (non-Hispanic)	13.2%	22.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	5.6%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	80.3%	58.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delhi	Merced
No high school diploma	36.2%	22.8%
High school graduate	30.5%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delhi	Merced
Drove alone	80.2%	75.4%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.8%
Walked	4.3%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	2.0%	7.9%
Other means	3.9%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delhi	Merced
1-unit, detached	83.4%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	12.2%
20 or more units	3.7%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Delhi	Merced
Poverty rate	16.5%	23.0%
Average household size	3.83	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1992	1983