Merced, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	63,893	100.0

Male	31,226	48.9
Female	32,667	51.1

Under 5 years	5,860	9.2
5 to 9 years	6,487	10.2
10 to 14 years	6,187	9.7
15 to 19 years	5,917	9.3
20 to 24 years	4,967	7.8
25 to 34 years	8,845	13.8
35 to 44 years	8,682	13.6
45 to 54 years	6,908	10.8
55 to 59 years	2,241	3.5
60 to 64 years	1,778	2.8
65 to 74 years	3,106	4.9
75 to 84 years	2,117	3.3
85 years and over	798	1.2

Median age (years)	27.8	(X)

18 years and over	41,732	65.3
Male	20,027	31.3
Female	21,705	34.0
21 years and over	38,365	60.0
62 years and over	7,067	11.1
65 years and over	6,021	9.4
Male	2,358	3.7
Female	3,663	5.7

RACE
One race	60,556	94.8
White	33,481	52.4
Black or African American	4,044	6.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	818	1.3
Asian	7,267	11.4
Asian Indian	284	0.4
Chinese	168	0.3
Filipino	383	0.6
Japanese	143	0.2
Korean	50	0.1
Vietnamese	75	0.1
Other Asian ¹	6,164	9.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	133	0.2
Native Hawaiian	44	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	21	0.0
Samoan	18	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	50	0.1
Some other race	14,813	23.2
Two or more races	3,337	5.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	35,955	56.3
Black or African American	4,656	7.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,594	2.5
Asian	8,143	12.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	348	0.5
Some other race	16,735	26.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	63,893	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	26,425	41.4
Mexican	22,616	35.4
Puerto Rican	200	0.3
Cuban	44	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	3,565	5.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,468	58.6
White alone	24,121	37.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	63,893	100.0
In households	62,523	97.9
Householder	20,435	32.0
Spouse	9,645	15.1
Child	23,995	37.6
Own child under 18 years	19,606	30.7
Other relatives	4,734	7.4
Under 18 years	1,973	3.1
Nonrelatives	3,714	5.8
Unmarried partner	1,507	2.4
In group quarters	1,370	2.1
Institutionalized population	810	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	560	0.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	20,435	100.0
Family households (families)	14,632	71.6
With own children under 18 years	8,773	42.9
Married-couple family	9,645	47.2
With own children under 18 years	5,429	26.6
Female householder, no husband present	3,726	18.2
With own children under 18 years	2,591	12.7
Nonfamily households	5,803	28.4
Householder living alone	4,626	22.6
Householder 65 years and over	1,731	8.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,652	47.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,387	21.5

Average household size	3.06	(X)
Average family size	3.62	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,532	100.0
Occupied housing units	20,435	94.9
Vacant housing units	1,097	5.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	42	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	20,435	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,508	46.5
Renter-occupied housing units	10,927	53.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.93	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.18	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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