Living in Merced Union High School District, California

Overview

A total of 52,574 households are located in Merced Union High School District area. Among them, 22,761 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.72 people. The total number of children in the region is 63,358 and 58,932 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

15% (25,113) of residents are non-citizens and 49% (83,458) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Merced Union High School District, California
Household	52,574
Population	171,320
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	22,761 (43%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	63,358
Total Students	58,932
Pre-Kindergarten	3,396
Kindergarten	2,795
Grade 1-8	23,305
Grade 9-12	11,911
College/Graduate School	17,525
Veterans	125,689
Non-citizen	25,113
Non-English Home Language	83,458
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

131,307 residents are over the age of 16 and 77,561 people are in labor force. Among them, 77,470 people are in civilian labor force and 91 are in armed labor force. 68,072 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 12.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Merced Union High School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	65,582	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	52,022	79.32%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,089	7.76%
Public transportation	940	1.43%
Walked	1,359	2.07%
Other method	3,596	5.48%
Worked from home	2,576	3.93%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	68,072	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	17,701	26.00%
Service	13,470	19.79%
Sales and office	12,894	18.94%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	12,165	17.87%
Production, transportation, and material moving	11,842	17.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	68,072	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	7,898	11.60%
Construction	4,129	6.07%
Manufacturing	7,326	10.76%
Wholesale trade	2,230	3.28%
Retail trade	7,211	10.59%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,811	5.60%
Information	568	0.83%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,382	3.50%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,126	6.06%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	16,942	24.89%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,153	7.57%
Other services, except public administration	2,954	4.34%
Public administration	3,342	4.91%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	68,072	-
Private wage and salary workers	51,233	75.26%
Government workers	12,246	17.99%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,510	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	83	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $72,942 for the 52,574 households in Merced Union High School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $27,424. 160,704 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.13%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	52,574	-
Less than $10,000	3,582	6.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,305	6.29%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,200	9.89%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,460	10.39%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,990	15.20%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,293	17.68%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,459	12.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,547	12.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,211	4.21%
More than $200,000	2,527	4.81%
Median Household Income	$51,793	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$72,942	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	39,189	-
Less than $10,000	2,387	6.09%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,804	4.60%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,339	8.52%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,733	9.53%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,190	15.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,023	17.92%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,436	13.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,224	13.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,922	4.90%
More than $200,000	2,131	5.44%

Median Family Income	$56,783	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,256	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,424	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,467	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,467	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	174,429	-
With health insurance coverage	160,704	92.13%
Public coverage	90,776	52.04%
Private health insurance	86,614	49.66%
Without health insurance coverage	13,725	7.87%

Housing

There are 55,608 housing units in Merced Union High School District area, California with 52,574 units (94.54%) occupied. 25,758 houses (48.99%) are occupied by owner and 26,816 houses (51.01%) are rented. The average housing value is $243,200 and the average rental cost is $992. 597 houses (1.07%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,048 houses (10.88%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,608	-
Occupied	52,574	94.54%
Owner Occupied	25,758	48.99%
Renter Occupied	26,816	51.01%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	40,387	72.63%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,187	2.13%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	10,940	19.67%
Mobile Homes	3,059	5.50%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	35	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,608	-
Built 2014 or later	597	1.07%
Built 2010 - 2013	770	1.38%
Built 2000 - 2009	12,076	21.72%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,745	12.13%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,650	13.76%
Built 1970 - 1979	10,465	18.82%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,573	10.02%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,684	10.22%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,048	10.88%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,608	-
1 room	1,216	2.19%
2 rooms	954	1.72%
3 rooms	3,349	6.02%
4 rooms	9,488	17.06%
5 rooms	13,067	23.50%
6 rooms	12,652	22.75%
7 rooms	7,115	12.79%
8 rooms	4,412	7.93%
9 rooms or more	3,355	6.03%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,608	-
no bedroom	1,303	2.34%
1 bedroom	3,400	6.11%
2 bedrooms	12,144	21.84%
3 bedrooms	25,155	45.24%
4 bedrooms	11,754	21.14%
5 bedrooms or more	1,852	3.33%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	25,758	-
Less than $50,000	1,455	5.65%
$50,000 - $99,999	991	3.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,870	7.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,621	17.94%
$200,000 - $299,999	8,759	34.00%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,400	20.96%
$500,000 - $999,999	2,136	8.29%
$1,000,000 or more	526	2.04%
Median House Value	$243,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	25,260	-
Less than $500	1,864	7.38%
$500 - $999	10,977	43.46%
$1,000 - $1,499	8,971	35.51%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,757	10.91%
$2,000 - $2,499	514	2.03%
$2,500 - $2,999	87	0.34%
$3,000 or more	90	0.36%
Median Rental Costs	$992	-

Demographic

A total of 177,064 people lives in Merced Union High School District area, California with 89,425 male and 87,639 female. The males to female ratio is 50.50 to 49.50. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	177,064	-
Male	89,425	50.50%
Female	87,639	49.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	177,064	-
Under 5 years	13,477	7.61%
5 - 9 years	14,768	8.34%
10 - 14 years	14,616	8.25%
15 - 19 years	15,671	8.85%
20 - 24 years	14,706	8.31%
25 - 34 years	26,652	15.05%
35 - 44 years	20,987	11.85%
45 - 54 years	19,794	11.18%
55 - 59 years	8,697	4.91%
60 - 64 years	8,075	4.56%
65 - 74 years	11,323	6.39%
75 - 84 years	6,348	3.59%
85 years and older	1,950	1.10%
Median Age	30.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	177,064	-
One Race	169,996	96.01%
White	93,775	52.96%
Black or African American	6,941	3.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,491	0.84%
Asian	18,251	10.31%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	328	0.19%
Other	49,210	27.79%

Two or more races	7,068	3.99%
White and Black or African American	1,200	0.68%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,484	0.84%
White and Asian	991	0.56%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	69	0.04%

Living in Merced Union High School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic