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Population (2000): 80,954
Land Area (2000): 914.156 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.102 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 45.1186 (7.3) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 78.6186 (25.9) / 96.9186 (36.1)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,692
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,500
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 12 inches

Merced Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	60,250	2002	66,241	2005	72,968
2000	61,878	2003	68,941	2006	74,431
2001	65,080	2004	70,314	2007	78,186

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	74,644	92.27%
Rural, Farm	1,194	1.48%
Rural, Non-farm	5,059	6.25%

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Merced Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	23,375	20,393	2,982	12.76%	128
1991	23,456	19,811	3,645	15.54%	156
1992	25,224	20,857	4,367	17.31%	174
1993	25,298	20,929	4,369	17.27%	173
1994	25,411	21,336	4,075	16.04%	161
1995	25,155	20,895	4,260	16.94%	170
1996	24,867	20,762	4,105	16.51%	166
1997	25,299	21,352	3,946	15.60%	156
1998	25,867	21,983	3,885	15.02%	151
1999	25,439	22,050	3,389	13.32%	133
2000	26,746	24,206	2,540	9.49%	95
2001	27,198	24,466	2,732	10.04%	101
2002	28,507	25,406	3,101	10.88%	109
2003	28,903	25,604	3,299	11.42%	114
2004	29,163	26,001	3,161	10.84%	109
2005	29,575	26,629	2,945	9.96%	100
2006	29,484	26,720	2,765	9.38%	94
2007	30,228	27,193	3,035	10.04%	101
2008	31,475	27,678	3,797	12.06%	121

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	22,653	19,535	3,118	13.76%	138
Feb 1990	23,009	19,550	3,459	15.03%	150
Mar 1990	23,488	20,173	3,315	14.11%	141
Apr 1990	22,424	19,156	3,268	14.57%	146
May 1990	22,895	20,042	2,853	12.46%	125
Jun 1990	23,363	20,551	2,812	12.04%	120
Jul 1990	23,531	20,849	2,682	11.40%	114
Aug 1990	23,577	21,434	2,143	9.09%	91
Sep 1990	24,317	22,095	2,222	9.14%	91
Oct 1990	23,907	21,248	2,659	11.12%	111
Nov 1990	23,726	20,137	3,589	15.13%	151
Dec 1990	23,613	19,948	3,665	15.52%	155

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	22,968	18,979	3,989	17.37%	174
Feb 1991	23,470	19,110	4,360	18.58%	186
Mar 1991	23,587	19,185	4,402	18.66%	187
Apr 1991	23,336	19,282	4,054	17.37%	174
May 1991	23,380	19,750	3,630	15.53%	155
Jun 1991	23,314	19,444	3,870	16.60%	166
Jul 1991	22,941	19,285	3,656	15.94%	159
Aug 1991	22,993	20,160	2,833	12.32%	123
Sep 1991	24,182	21,660	2,522	10.43%	104
Oct 1991	23,895	21,228	2,667	11.16%	112
Nov 1991	23,782	19,963	3,819	16.06%	161
Dec 1991	23,623	19,689	3,934	16.65%	167

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	24,471	19,781	4,690	19.17%	192
Feb 1992	24,740	19,626	5,114	20.67%	207
Mar 1992	24,810	19,882	4,928	19.86%	199
Apr 1992	24,844	20,340	4,504	18.13%	181
May 1992	25,430	21,109	4,321	16.99%	170
Jun 1992	26,016	21,546	4,470	17.18%	172
Jul 1992	25,438	21,499	3,939	15.48%	155
Aug 1992	25,457	22,023	3,434	13.49%	135
Sep 1992	25,809	22,237	3,572	13.84%	138
Oct 1992	25,345	21,374	3,971	15.67%	157
Nov 1992	25,289	20,614	4,675	18.49%	185
Dec 1992	25,044	20,257	4,787	19.11%	191

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	24,506	19,299	5,207	21.25%	212
Feb 1993	25,009	19,422	5,587	22.34%	223
Mar 1993	25,067	19,935	5,132	20.47%	205
Apr 1993	25,022	20,378	4,644	18.56%	186
May 1993	25,326	20,954	4,372	17.26%	173
Jun 1993	26,028	21,518	4,510	17.33%	173
Jul 1993	25,374	21,244	4,130	16.28%	163
Aug 1993	25,589	22,107	3,482	13.61%	136
Sep 1993	25,654	22,388	3,266	12.73%	127
Oct 1993	25,455	21,728	3,727	14.64%	146
Nov 1993	25,460	21,373	4,087	16.05%	161
Dec 1993	25,085	20,802	4,283	17.07%	171

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	25,471	20,307	5,164	20.27%	203
Feb 1994	25,453	20,112	5,341	20.98%	210
Mar 1994	25,303	20,222	5,081	20.08%	201
Apr 1994	24,757	20,227	4,530	18.30%	183
May 1994	25,328	21,381	3,947	15.58%	156
Jun 1994	26,070	22,125	3,945	15.13%	151
Jul 1994	26,055	22,312	3,743	14.37%	144
Aug 1994	25,706	22,419	3,287	12.79%	128
Sep 1994	25,501	22,479	3,022	11.85%	119
Oct 1994	25,374	22,147	3,227	12.72%	127
Nov 1994	25,251	21,480	3,771	14.93%	149
Dec 1994	24,664	20,824	3,840	15.57%	156

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	24,840	20,222	4,618	18.59%	186
Feb 1995	25,105	20,272	4,833	19.25%	193
Mar 1995	25,279	20,345	4,934	19.52%	195
Apr 1995	24,980	20,218	4,762	19.06%	191
May 1995	25,400	20,959	4,441	17.48%	175
Jun 1995	25,958	21,441	4,517	17.40%	174
Jul 1995	26,063	21,774	4,289	16.46%	165
Aug 1995	25,656	22,161	3,495	13.62%	136
Sep 1995	25,111	22,019	3,092	12.31%	123
Oct 1995	24,599	21,190	3,409	13.86%	139
Nov 1995	24,668	20,280	4,388	17.79%	178
Dec 1995	24,197	19,855	4,342	17.94%	179

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	24,225	19,125	5,100	21.05%	211
Feb 1996	24,430	19,162	5,268	21.56%	216
Mar 1996	24,626	19,410	5,216	21.18%	212
Apr 1996	24,815	20,243	4,572	18.42%	184
May 1996	25,066	21,057	4,009	15.99%	160
Jun 1996	25,725	21,827	3,898	15.15%	152
Jul 1996	25,314	21,624	3,690	14.58%	146
Aug 1996	24,862	21,960	2,902	11.67%	117
Sep 1996	24,786	21,946	2,840	11.46%	115
Oct 1996	25,027	21,662	3,365	13.45%	134
Nov 1996	24,928	20,736	4,192	16.82%	168
Dec 1996	24,595	20,386	4,209	17.11%	171

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	24,877	19,834	5,043	20.27%	203
Feb 1997	25,008	19,831	5,177	20.70%	207
Mar 1997	25,188	20,154	5,034	19.99%	200
Apr 1997	25,011	20,729	4,282	17.12%	171
May 1997	25,277	21,493	3,784	14.97%	150
Jun 1997	25,751	21,992	3,759	14.60%	146
Jul 1997	26,093	22,568	3,525	13.51%	135
Aug 1997	25,681	22,960	2,721	10.60%	106
Sep 1997	25,322	22,642	2,680	10.58%	106
Oct 1997	24,983	21,707	3,276	13.11%	131
Nov 1997	25,212	21,364	3,848	15.26%	153
Dec 1997	25,180	20,955	4,225	16.78%	168

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	25,429	20,607	4,822	18.96%	190
Feb 1998	25,541	20,566	4,975	19.48%	195
Mar 1998	25,771	20,725	5,046	19.58%	196
Apr 1998	25,492	21,298	4,194	16.45%	165
May 1998	25,876	22,203	3,673	14.19%	142
Jun 1998	26,577	22,618	3,959	14.90%	149
Jul 1998	26,263	22,538	3,725	14.18%	142
Aug 1998	26,278	23,207	3,071	11.69%	117
Sep 1998	26,002	23,232	2,770	10.65%	107
Oct 1998	25,816	22,792	3,024	11.71%	117
Nov 1998	25,780	22,220	3,560	13.81%	138
Dec 1998	25,584	21,786	3,798	14.85%	148

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	24,995	20,702	4,293	17.18%	172
Feb 1999	25,192	20,602	4,590	18.22%	182
Mar 1999	25,382	21,008	4,374	17.23%	172
Apr 1999	25,269	21,425	3,844	15.21%	152
May 1999	25,576	22,327	3,249	12.70%	127
Jun 1999	26,293	22,796	3,497	13.30%	133
Jul 1999	25,573	22,394	3,179	12.43%	124
Aug 1999	25,694	23,194	2,500	9.73%	97
Sep 1999	25,531	23,394	2,137	8.37%	84
Oct 1999	25,323	22,991	2,332	9.21%	92
Nov 1999	25,306	22,134	3,172	12.53%	125
Dec 1999	25,129	21,634	3,495	13.91%	139

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	25,916	23,007	2,909	11.22%	112
Feb 2000	25,966	22,801	3,165	12.19%	122
Mar 2000	26,220	23,013	3,207	12.23%	122
Apr 2000	26,281	23,631	2,650	10.08%	101
May 2000	26,761	24,243	2,518	9.41%	94
Jun 2000	27,321	24,838	2,483	9.09%	91
Jul 2000	26,882	24,522	2,360	8.78%	88
Aug 2000	27,339	25,287	2,052	7.51%	75
Sep 2000	27,161	25,371	1,790	6.59%	66
Oct 2000	27,247	25,229	2,018	7.41%	74
Nov 2000	27,086	24,467	2,619	9.67%	97
Dec 2000	26,770	24,067	2,703	10.10%	101

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	26,429	23,203	3,226	12.21%	122
Feb 2001	26,515	23,107	3,408	12.85%	129
Mar 2001	26,719	23,344	3,375	12.63%	126
Apr 2001	26,524	23,704	2,820	10.63%	106
May 2001	26,780	24,343	2,437	9.10%	91
Jun 2001	27,445	24,961	2,484	9.05%	91
Jul 2001	27,794	25,476	2,318	8.34%	83
Aug 2001	27,738	25,650	2,088	7.53%	75
Sep 2001	27,566	25,547	2,019	7.32%	73
Oct 2001	27,805	25,560	2,245	8.07%	81
Nov 2001	27,426	24,411	3,015	10.99%	110
Dec 2001	27,630	24,284	3,346	12.11%	121

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	27,745	24,055	3,690	13.30%	133
Feb 2002	28,123	24,307	3,816	13.57%	136
Mar 2002	28,077	24,372	3,705	13.20%	132
Apr 2002	28,201	24,857	3,344	11.86%	119
May 2002	28,190	25,300	2,890	10.25%	103
Jun 2002	28,841	25,782	3,059	10.61%	106
Jul 2002	29,120	26,224	2,896	9.95%	99
Aug 2002	29,337	26,847	2,490	8.49%	85
Sep 2002	29,020	26,769	2,251	7.76%	78
Oct 2002	28,614	26,197	2,417	8.45%	84
Nov 2002	28,522	25,295	3,227	11.31%	113
Dec 2002	28,293	24,868	3,425	12.11%	121

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	28,225	24,253	3,972	14.07%	141
Feb 2003	28,502	24,438	4,064	14.26%	143
Mar 2003	28,602	24,687	3,915	13.69%	137
Apr 2003	28,400	24,827	3,573	12.58%	126
May 2003	28,591	25,376	3,215	11.24%	112
Jun 2003	29,434	26,023	3,411	11.59%	116
Jul 2003	29,206	26,019	3,187	10.91%	109
Aug 2003	29,906	27,172	2,734	9.14%	91
Sep 2003	29,601	27,144	2,457	8.30%	83
Oct 2003	29,048	26,409	2,639	9.08%	91
Nov 2003	28,776	25,632	3,144	10.93%	109
Dec 2003	28,549	25,268	3,281	11.49%	115

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	28,588	24,683	3,905	13.66%	137
Feb 2004	28,648	24,660	3,988	13.92%	139
Mar 2004	28,794	24,787	4,007	13.92%	139
Apr 2004	28,789	25,369	3,420	11.88%	119
May 2004	29,027	26,002	3,025	10.42%	104
Jun 2004	29,742	26,606	3,136	10.54%	105
Jul 2004	29,499	26,523	2,976	10.09%	101
Aug 2004	29,779	27,202	2,577	8.65%	87
Sep 2004	29,556	27,194	2,362	7.99%	80
Oct 2004	29,445	26,932	2,513	8.53%	85
Nov 2004	29,178	26,281	2,897	9.93%	99
Dec 2004	28,905	25,774	3,131	10.83%	108

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	28,711	25,051	3,660	12.75%	127
Feb 2005	29,163	25,372	3,791	13.00%	130
Mar 2005	29,100	25,544	3,556	12.22%	122
Apr 2005	29,367	26,234	3,133	10.67%	107
May 2005	29,506	26,737	2,769	9.38%	94
Jun 2005	30,115	27,287	2,828	9.39%	94
Jul 2005	29,649	26,847	2,802	9.45%	95
Aug 2005	30,446	27,955	2,491	8.18%	82
Sep 2005	30,287	27,921	2,366	7.81%	78
Oct 2005	29,933	27,596	2,337	7.81%	78
Nov 2005	29,451	26,745	2,706	9.19%	92
Dec 2005	29,167	26,264	2,903	9.95%	100

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	28,970	25,674	3,296	11.38%	114
Feb 2006	29,161	25,773	3,388	11.62%	116
Mar 2006	29,181	25,838	3,343	11.46%	115
Apr 2006	29,068	25,908	3,160	10.87%	109
May 2006	29,188	26,562	2,626	9.00%	90
Jun 2006	29,876	27,179	2,697	9.03%	90
Jul 2006	29,427	26,696	2,731	9.28%	93
Aug 2006	30,169	27,765	2,404	7.97%	80
Sep 2006	29,798	27,668	2,130	7.15%	71
Oct 2006	29,898	27,829	2,069	6.92%	69
Nov 2006	29,591	27,150	2,441	8.25%	82
Dec 2006	29,484	26,594	2,890	9.80%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	29,783	26,327	3,456	11.60%	116
Feb 2007	29,826	26,273	3,553	11.91%	119
Mar 2007	29,642	26,366	3,276	11.05%	111
Apr 2007	29,670	26,556	3,114	10.50%	105
May 2007	30,050	27,236	2,814	9.36%	94
Jun 2007	30,446	27,561	2,885	9.48%	95
Jul 2007	30,186	27,225	2,961	9.81%	98
Aug 2007	30,461	27,848	2,613	8.58%	86
Sep 2007	30,524	28,031	2,493	8.17%	82
Oct 2007	30,340	27,819	2,521	8.31%	83
Nov 2007	30,726	27,656	3,070	9.99%	100
Dec 2007	31,076	27,412	3,664	11.79%	118

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	31,135	27,075	4,060	13.04%	130
Feb 2008	31,180	27,055	4,125	13.23%	132
Mar 2008	31,330	27,096	4,234	13.51%	135
Apr 2008	31,099	27,344	3,755	12.07%	121
May 2008	31,442	27,844	3,598	11.44%	114
Jun 2008	31,934	28,205	3,729	11.68%	117
Jul 2008	31,514	27,787	3,727	11.83%	118
Aug 2008	31,931	28,405	3,526	11.04%	110
Sep 2008	31,710	28,289	3,421	10.79%	108
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Merced Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,737	11.10%
2.	Construction	1,640	10.48%
3.	Educational Services	1,040	6.65%
4.	Public Administration	933	5.96%
5.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	915	5.85%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	812	5.19%
7.	Food Manufacturing	790	5.05%
8.	Health Care	546	3.49%
9.	Truck Transportation	477	3.05%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	457	2.92%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	450	2.88%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	430	2.75%
13.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	410	2.62%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	313	2.00%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	269	1.72%
16.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	246	1.57%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	243	1.55%
18.	Food and Beverage Stores	239	1.53%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	210	1.34%
20.	Social Assistance	198	1.27%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	2,514	19.66%
2.	Health Care	1,970	15.41%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	948	7.41%
4.	Social Assistance	788	6.16%
5.	Public Administration	692	5.41%
6.	Finance and Insurance	638	4.99%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	507	3.96%
8.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	440	3.44%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	403	3.15%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	347	2.71%
11.	Food Manufacturing	344	2.69%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	280	2.19%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	205	1.60%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	194	1.52%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	177	1.38%
16.	Private Household Services	165	1.29%
17.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	155	1.21%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	135	1.06%
19.	Construction	133	1.04%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	123	0.96%

Merced Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agricultural Workers	1,198	7.66%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	939	6.00%
3.	Other Production Occupations	800	5.11%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	792	5.06%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	777	4.97%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	577	3.69%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	575	3.67%
8.	Other Management Occupations	555	3.55%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	543	3.47%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	537	3.43%
11.	Farmers and Farm Managers	353	2.26%
12.	Construction Laborers	343	2.19%
13.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	304	1.94%
14.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	302	1.93%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	301	1.92%
16.	Other Construction Trades	296	1.89%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	270	1.73%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	265	1.69%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	238	1.52%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	234	1.50%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	853	6.67%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	713	5.58%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	583	4.56%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	583	4.56%
5.	Customer Service Representatives	555	4.34%
6.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	520	4.07%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	473	3.70%
8.	Cashiers	430	3.36%
9.	Other Management Occupations	420	3.28%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	403	3.15%
11.	Other Production Occupations	380	2.97%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	369	2.89%
13.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	367	2.87%
14.	Child Care Workers	348	2.72%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	330	2.58%
16.	Registered Nurses	329	2.57%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	302	2.36%
18.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	296	2.31%
19.	Agricultural Workers	275	2.15%
20.	Health Technologists and Technicians	271	2.12%

Merced Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	26,975	48.00%
15-35 hours	6,399	11.39%
1-14 hours	1,807	3.22%
No regular hours	21,015	37.40%

Merced Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,405	5.22%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,059	3.93%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,375	5.11%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,805	6.70%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,348	8.72%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,562	13.23%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,416	20.11%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,682	9.96%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	966	3.59%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,350	5.01%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	631	2.34%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	334	1.24%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,860	6.91%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,133	7.92%

Merced Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,177	4.37%
5-9	5,332	19.80%
10-14	7,086	26.32%
15-19	4,808	17.86%
20-24	2,283	8.48%
25-29	773	2.87%
30-34	1,730	6.43%
35-39	241	0.90%
40-44	360	1.34%
45-59	1,064	3.95%
60-89	865	3.21%
At least 90	1,207	4.48%

Merced Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	83	0.31%	21,376	79.39%
30-44	116	0.43%	2,215	8.23%
45-59	4	0.01%	1,060	3.94%
At least 60	5	0.02%	2,067	7.68%

Merced Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	340	1.23%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,093	18.36%
Car / truck / van, solo	20,564	74.12%
Motorcycle	23	0.08%
Other	147	0.53%
Public transportation	208	0.75%
Walked	551	1.99%
Worked at home	820	2.96%

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Merced Family Information Back to top
: 25,637 (79,344 people)
: 18,845 (68,112 people)
: 5,344
: 34,747
Merced Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,320	12.95%
$10,000-$14,999	2,385	9.30%
$15,000-$19,999	2,008	7.83%
$20,000-$24,999	2,035	7.94%
$25,000-$29,999	2,127	8.30%
$30,000-$34,999	1,822	7.11%
$35,000-$39,999	1,434	5.59%
$40,000-$44,999	1,326	5.17%
$45,000-$49,999	1,178	4.59%
$50,000-$59,999	2,071	8.08%
$60,000-$74,999	2,366	9.23%
$75,000-$99,999	1,854	7.23%
$100,000-$124,999	744	2.90%
$125,000-$149,999	352	1.37%
$150,000-$199,999	330	1.29%
$200,000 or more	285	1.11%

Merced Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,469	21.31%
Family, 2 people	5,987	23.33%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,055	4.11%
Family, 3 people	3,983	15.52%
Nonfamily, 3 people	180	0.70%
Family, 4 people	3,797	14.80%
Nonfamily, 4 people	75	0.29%
Family, 5 people	2,363	9.21%
Nonfamily, 5 people	39	0.15%
Family, 6 people	1,261	4.91%
Nonfamily, 6 people	21	0.08%
Family, 7 or more people	1,420	5.53%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	13	0.05%

Merced Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	20,021	28.50%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	6,712	9.55%
Public Assistance	3,144	4.47%
Retirement	4,284	6.10%
Self Employment	2,830	4.03%
Social Security	6,138	8.74%
Supplemental Security	2,531	3.60%
Wage / Salary	19,304	27.48%
Other	5,296	7.54%

Merced Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,644	43.32%
With children under 18	7,386	56.68%

Merced Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,165	7.84%
Married	15,320	55.48%
Never Married	9,483	34.34%
Widowed	644	2.33%

Merced Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,447	11.49%
Married	15,520	51.74%
Never Married	7,915	26.39%
Widowed	3,114	10.38%

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Merced Education Information Back to top
Merced Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,580	16.10%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	7,990	14.99%
High school diploma or equivalent	13,025	24.44%
Some college, no degree	13,325	25.00%
Associate degree	3,994	7.49%
Bachelors degree	4,125	7.74%
Graduate or professional degree	2,254	4.23%

Merced Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,099	1.36%	399	0.49%	1,498	1.85%
Kindergarten	1,338	1.65%	169	0.21%	1,507	1.86%
Grades 1-4	6,012	7.43%	498	0.62%	6,510	8.04%
Grades 5-8	6,517	8.05%	486	0.60%	7,003	8.65%
Grades 9-12	6,152	7.60%	218	0.27%	6,370	7.87%
Undergrad college	4,311	5.33%	223	0.28%	4,534	5.60%
Graduate or professional school	290	0.36%	185	0.23%	475	0.59%
Total	25,719	31.77%	2,178	2.69%	27,897	34.46%

Merced Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Merced Business Information Back to top
: $935,888,000
: $72,382,000

Merced Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Merced Public Benefits Information Back to top
Merced Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	59,025	74.22%
Below Poverty Level	20,500	25.78%

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Merced Criminal Information Back to top
: 539
Merced Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.946	0.282	0.083	1.992	7.303	0.846	12.515	42.606	5.112	61.079
2000	4.590	0.404	0.048	1.713	6.755	0.614	11.652	42.406	5.285	59.957
2001	3.672	0.384	0.031	1.706	5.793	0.738	10.034	42.210	5.793	58.774
2002	5.374	0.317	0.091	1.736	7.518	0.694	12.681	47.931	8.560	69.866
2003	6.266	0.421	0.102	2.437	9.225	0.740	12.794	46.155	9.457	68.406
2004	5.888	0.412	0.171	2.091	8.562	0.668	10.197	48.241	9.458	67.895
2005	5.084	0.329	0.137	2.289	7.839	0.534	9.552	40.525	7.332	57.409
2006	5.468	0.296	0.121	2.217	8.101	0.833	11.003	35.079	5.992	52.075
2007	5.423	0.358	0.090	1.944	7.815	0.806	10.692	32.372	5.807	48.871

Merced Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	38	81
2005	38	87
2006	40	94
2007	41	107

Merced Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	4,120
2000	4,128
2001	4,202
2002	5,126

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Merced Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Merced Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	15,333	18.94%
10-19 Years	15,344	18.95%
20-29 Years	11,347	14.02%
30-39 Years	11,047	13.65%
40-49 Years	10,295	12.72%
50-59 Years	7,218	8.92%
60-69 Years	4,723	5.83%
70-79 Years	3,578	4.42%
80-89 Years	1,724	2.13%
90+ Years	345	0.43%

Merced Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	39,866	49.25%
Female	41,088	50.75%

Merced Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	32,632	40.31%
Caucasian	32,333	39.94%
Asian	8,798	10.87%
African-American	4,309	5.32%
Multiracial	2,200	2.72%
Amerindian	448	0.55%
Other Race	150	0.19%
Pacific Islander	84	0.10%

Merced Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	6,872	20.13%
2.	Irish	5,312	15.56%
3.	English	4,663	13.66%
4.	United States Or American	2,859	8.38%
5.	Italian	2,501	7.33%
6.	Portuguese	2,321	6.80%
7.	French Non-Basque	1,257	3.68%
8.	Scottish	982	2.88%
9.	Dutch	945	2.77%
10.	Scotch Irish	811	2.38%

Merced Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	43,786	59.22%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	21,518	29.10%
3.	Miao / Hmong	4,835	6.54%
4.	Other Asian	761	1.03%
5.	Laotian	663	0.90%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	611	0.83%
7.	Tagalog	389	0.53%
8.	German	175	0.24%
9.	Italian	168	0.23%
10.	Other Indic	115	0.16%

Merced Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	63,449	78.43%
Naturalized immigrant	6,115	7.56%
Not a citizen	11,333	14.01%

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Merced Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

95340	95343	95348
95341	95344