2022 population: 290,014 ( 34,221 from 2010 , 8,812 from 2020)
Land area: 1938.0 square miles
Population density: 149.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	69,671	24.02%	14.6%
Black:	8,495	2.93%	3.3%
Indian:	1,194	0.41%	6.0%
Asian:	21,662	7.47%	16.1%
2+ races:	5,706	1.97%	21.4%
Hispanic:	183,286	63.20%	30.5%

Total non-White:	220,343	75.98%	26.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,504	15.1
Deaths:	5,166	9.2
Net Migration:	4,633	8.2
Net Immigration:	463	0.8

Change in White population:	-11,928	-4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	46,149	18.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
255,793
81,599	31.90%
8,785	3.43%
1,126	0.44%
18,659	7.29%
4,700	1.84%
140,485	54.92%
174,194	68.10%

2000
210,554
85,585	40.65%
7,594	3.61%
1,115	0.53%
14,322	6.80%
6,062	2.88%
95,466	45.34%
124,969	59.35%

1990
178,403
97,066	54.41%
8,389	4.70%
1,200	0.67%
14,609	8.19%
n/a
57,139	32.03%
81,337	45.59%

1980
134,560
89,728	66.68%
6,610	4.91%
670	0.50%
3,273	2.43%
n/a
34,032	25.29%
44,832	33.32%

1970
104,629
74,149	70.87%
4,226	4.04%
274	0.26%
970	0.93%
n/a
23,951	22.89%
30,480	29.13%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
40,173	19.1
13,493	6.4
-290	-0.1
9,024	4.3

-3,986	-1.9
49,225	23.4

Number	Rate
1990's
39,613	22.2
12,535	7.0
-16,197	-9.1
13,507	7.6

-11,481	-6.4
43,632	24.5

Number	Rate
1980's
34,842	25.9
10,446	7.8
20,734	15.4
n/a

7,338	5.5
36,505	27.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
13,282	12.7
n/a

15,579	14.9
14,352	13.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Merced County, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.5
82,317	28.4%
207,697	71.6%
32,222	11.1%

82,760
3.34

63,078	76.2%
40,383	64.0%
8,646	13.7%
19,682	23.8%

2010
Number	Percent
29.6
80,698	31.5%
175,095	68.5%
23,960	9.4%

75,642
3.32

58,767	77.7%
40,873	69.6%
7,225	12.3%
16,875	22.3%

2000
Number	Percent
29.1
72,413	34.4%
138,141	65.6%
19,824	9.4%

63,933
3.25

50,136	78.4%
37,536	74.9%
5,675	11.3%
13,797	21.6%

1990
Number	Percent
28.1
60,744	34.0%
117,659	66.0%
16,337	9.2%

55,548
3.16

43,830	78.9%
34,820	79.4%
4,529	10.3%
11,718	21.1%

1980
Number	Percent
26.8
43,923	32.6%
90,637	67.4%
11,458	8.5%

44,801
2.95

34,962	78.0%
29,500	84.4%
2,890	8.3%
9,839	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Merced County, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,584	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,197	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,130	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,725	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,314	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,999	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,972	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,094	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,612	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,944	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,562	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,255	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,846	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,171	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,956	6.0%
$200,000 or more	5,399	6.5%

Median Household Income	64,772
Per Capita Income	26,869

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	76
Compared to U.S.	95

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,803	9.4%
Public Assistance	4,810	5.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16,880	20.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	40,831	60.7%
Unemployed	4,661	6.9%
In Armed Forces	227	0.3%

Total Labor Force	45,719	67.9%
Not in Labor Force	21,586	32.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	48,744	28,854	62.8%
Non-Profit	2,230	3,197	41.1%
Self-Employed	6,444	2,859	69.3%

Local Government	5,123	7,764	39.8%
State Government	1,851	2,460	42.9%
Federal Government	639	412	60.8%

Total Private + Self	55,188	31,713	63.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,843	13,833	41.6%
Total	65,031	45,546	58.8%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,193	10.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,132	17.3%
Professional, Technical	17,239	15.6%
Service Occupations	19,187	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10,397	9.4%
All others	43,961	39.7%

White Collar		43.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,046	11.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12,583	11.4%
Retail trade	12,101	10.9%
Manufacturing	11,987	10.8%
Educational services	10,919	9.9%
Construction	9,032	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	7,087	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	6,943	6.3%
Other services	4,797	4.3%
Public administration	4,721	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,156	3.8%
Wholesale trade	3,942	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,944	2.7%
Finance and insurance	1,836	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,233	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,184	1.1%
Utilities	1,094	1.0%
Information	971	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	80	0.1%
Management	56	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	167,158	59.21%
Puerto Rican	610	0.22%
Cuban	147	0.05%
Dominican	25	0.01%

Total Central American	3,309	1.17%
Costa Rican	419	0.15%
Guatemalan	778	0.28%
Honduran	472	0.17%
Nicaraguan	242	0.09%
Panamanian	80	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,311	0.46%
Other Central American	7	0.00%

Total South American	636	0.23%
Argentinean	64	0.02%
Bolivian	32	0.01%
Chilean	13	0.00%
Colombian	171	0.06%
Ecuadorian	30	0.01%
Paraguayan	2	0.00%
Peruvian	251	0.09%
Uruguayan	36	0.01%
Venezuelan	37	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,847	1.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	7,254	2.57%
Indian	6,273	2.22%
Filipino	2,061	0.73%
Chinese	904	0.32%
Korean	640	0.23%
Vietnamese	619	0.22%
Thai	550	0.19%
Laotian	447	0.16%
Mien	366	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	121,557	46.5%
Spanish	117,686	45.0%
Other Indo-European	11,435	4.4%
Other Asian	6,958	2.7%
Tagalog	1,027	0.4%
Chinese	811	0.3%
German, other Germanic	436	0.2%
Vietnamese	410	0.2%
Arabic	363	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Portuguese	14,271	5.1%
German	13,833	4.9%
Irish	10,928	3.9%
English	8,839	3.1%
Italian	5,629	2.0%
American	4,847	1.7%
European	2,815	1.0%
Dutch	2,483	0.9%
French	2,291	0.8%
Scottish	1,759	0.6%
Swedish	1,305	0.5%
Polish	1,156	0.4%
Norwegian	1,123	0.4%
Welsh	945	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	647	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	238,764	84.6%
Not a citizen	43,526	15.4%

Native	208,129	73.7%
Foreign-born	74,161	26.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
28,282	16.8%	19,840	11.8%	46,826	27.8%	48,878	29.0%	17,165	10.2%	7,512	4.5%
Average years of education: 11.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	28,282	16.8%
9-12 Years	19,840	11.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	46,826	27.8%
Some College	48,878	29.0%
Bach. Degree	17,165	10.2%
Grad Degree	7,512	4.5%
Average years of education: 11.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	76,862	67,019	9,843	12.8%	5.8%
1991	77,505	65,296	12,209	15.8%	7.8%
1992	83,022	68,534	14,488	17.5%	9.4%
1993	83,243	68,772	14,471	17.4%	9.5%
1994	83,719	70,059	13,660	16.3%	8.7%
1995	82,839	68,722	14,117	17.0%	7.9%
1996	81,656	67,968	13,688	16.8%	7.3%
1997	83,311	70,212	13,099	15.7%	6.4%
1998	85,228	72,311	12,917	15.2%	5.9%
1999	83,885	72,576	11,309	13.5%	5.3%

2000	90,193	81,627	8,566	9.5%	4.9%
2001	91,609	82,259	9,350	10.2%	5.5%
2002	95,761	85,165	10,596	11.1%	6.8%
2003	96,921	85,662	11,259	11.6%	6.9%
2004	97,619	86,953	10,666	10.9%	6.2%
2005	98,752	88,905	9,847	10.0%	5.4%
2006	98,072	88,828	9,244	9.4%	4.9%
2007	99,923	89,973	9,950	10.0%	5.3%
2008	102,211	89,272	12,939	12.7%	7.3%
2009	106,193	87,855	18,338	17.3%	11.5%

2010	113,874	92,954	20,920	18.4%	12.5%
2011	114,693	94,128	20,565	17.9%	11.9%
2012	114,901	95,852	19,049	16.6%	10.5%
2013	114,311	97,543	16,768	14.7%	9.0%
2014	114,169	99,355	14,814	13.0%	7.6%
2015	114,061	101,031	13,030	11.4%	6.3%
2016	114,339	102,211	12,128	10.6%	5.5%
2017	115,291	104,402	10,889	9.4%	4.8%
2018	115,261	105,519	9,742	8.5%	4.3%
2019	115,761	106,231	9,530	8.2%	4.2%

2020	114,736	100,755	13,981	12.2%	10.1%
2021	115,207	103,311	11,896	10.3%	7.3%
2022	115,605	106,730	8,875	7.7%	4.2%
2023	118,932	108,224	10,708	9.0%	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	87,895
Median Value	$342,300

Occupied	82,760	94.2%
Vacant	5,135	5.8%

Owned	44,156	53.4%
Rented	38,604	46.6%
Median Rent	$1,200

Single-Family Units	66,944	76.2%
Detached	65,315	74.3%
Attached	1,629	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,198	9.3%
Mobile Homes	5,939	6.8%

Merced County, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Merced County, CA

2022 Housing Data for Merced County, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Merced County, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Merced County, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Merced County, CA

Historical Labor Force Data for Merced County, CA