Merced's Living Circumstances

Merced City Elementary School District Overview

Merced College located in Merced City Elementary School District area. A total of 26,987 households are located in Merced City Elementary School District area. Among them, 10,763 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.66 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 29,270 and 31,432 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

11.96% (10,176) of residents are non-citizens and 44.07% (37,502) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Merced City Elementary School District, California
Household	26,987
Population	85,098
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	10,763 (39.88%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	29,270
Total Students	31,432
Pre-Kindergarten	1,696
Kindergarten	1,411
Grade 1-8	11,242
Grade 9-12	5,310
College/Graduate School	11,773
Veterans	64,162
Non-citizen	10,176
Non-English Home Language	37,502
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

66,586 residents are over the age of 16 and 37,789 people are in labor force. Among them, 37,733 people are in civilian labor force and 56 are in armed labor force. 32,481 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 13.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Merced City Elementary School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,254	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	23,919	76.53%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,638	8.44%
Public transportation	805	2.58%
Walked	774	2.48%
Other method	1,966	6.29%
Worked from home	1,152	3.69%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,481	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	9,300	28.63%
Service	7,342	22.60%
Sales and office	6,413	19.74%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,896	15.07%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,530	13.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,481	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,569	7.91%
Construction	2,041	6.28%
Manufacturing	2,411	7.42%
Wholesale trade	832	2.56%
Retail trade	3,519	10.83%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,587	4.89%
Information	418	1.29%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,288	3.97%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,047	6.30%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,053	27.87%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,166	9.75%
Other services, except public administration	1,477	4.55%
Public administration	2,073	6.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,481	-
Private wage and salary workers	23,502	72.36%
Government workers	7,024	21.62%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,913	5.89%
Unpaid family workers	42	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,540 for the 26,987 households in Merced City Elementary School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $26,381. 81,963 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.17%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,987	-
Less than $10,000	2,340	8.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,074	7.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,900	10.75%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,569	9.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,979	14.74%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,596	17.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,863	10.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,141	11.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,205	4.47%
More than $200,000	1,320	4.89%
Median Household Income	$48,316	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,540	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	18,659	-
Less than $10,000	1,287	6.90%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,100	5.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,813	9.72%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,749	9.37%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,798	15.00%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,081	16.51%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,357	12.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,419	12.96%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,057	5.66%
More than $200,000	998	5.35%

Median Family Income	$54,101	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$75,585	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,381	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,369	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,369	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	87,970	-
With health insurance coverage	81,963	93.17%
Public coverage	48,086	54.66%
Private health insurance	42,252	48.03%
Without health insurance coverage	6,007	6.83%

Housing

There are 28,633 housing units in Merced City Elementary School District area, California with 26,987 units (94.25%) occupied. 11,729 houses (43.46%) are occupied by owner and 15,258 houses (56.54%) are rented. The average housing value is $251,800 and the average rental cost is $1,015. 351 houses (1.23%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,062 houses (10.69%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,633	-
Occupied	26,987	94.25%
Owner Occupied	11,729	43.46%
Renter Occupied	15,258	56.54%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	19,849	69.32%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	744	2.60%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	7,422	25.92%
Mobile Homes	602	2.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	16	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,633	-
Built 2014 or later	351	1.23%
Built 2010 - 2013	356	1.24%
Built 2000 - 2009	6,230	21.76%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,296	11.51%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,957	13.82%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,749	20.08%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,882	10.07%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,750	9.60%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,062	10.69%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,633	-
1 room	915	3.20%
2 rooms	604	2.11%
3 rooms	2,087	7.29%
4 rooms	4,941	17.26%
5 rooms	6,525	22.79%
6 rooms	5,789	20.22%
7 rooms	3,607	12.60%
8 rooms	2,291	8.00%
9 rooms or more	1,874	6.54%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,633	-
no bedroom	987	3.45%
1 bedroom	2,344	8.19%
2 bedrooms	6,639	23.19%
3 bedrooms	11,289	39.43%
4 bedrooms	6,443	22.50%
5 bedrooms or more	931	3.25%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,729	-
Less than $50,000	523	4.46%
$50,000 - $99,999	406	3.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	812	6.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,051	17.49%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,418	37.67%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,528	21.55%
$500,000 - $999,999	886	7.55%
$1,000,000 or more	105	0.90%
Median House Value	$251,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	14,760	-
Less than $500	1,238	8.39%
$500 - $999	5,963	40.40%
$1,000 - $1,499	5,016	33.98%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,012	13.63%
$2,000 - $2,499	421	2.85%
$2,500 - $2,999	73	0.49%
$3,000 or more	37	0.25%
Median Rental Costs	$1,015	-

Demographic

A total of 88,714 people lives in Merced City Elementary School District area, California with 43,931 male and 44,783 female. The males to female ratio is 49.52 to 50.48. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	88,714	-
Male	43,931	49.52%
Female	44,783	50.48%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	88,714	-
Under 5 years	6,604	7.44%
5 - 9 years	7,397	8.34%
10 - 14 years	6,721	7.58%
15 - 19 years	8,654	9.75%
20 - 24 years	9,005	10.15%
25 - 34 years	12,899	14.54%
35 - 44 years	10,187	11.48%
45 - 54 years	9,266	10.44%
55 - 59 years	4,329	4.88%
60 - 64 years	4,139	4.67%
65 - 74 years	5,710	6.44%
75 - 84 years	2,852	3.21%
85 years and older	951	1.07%
Median Age	29.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	88,714	-
One Race	84,667	95.44%
White	48,975	55.21%
Black or African American	4,436	5.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native	752	0.85%
Asian	10,601	11.95%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	70	0.08%
Other	19,833	22.36%

Two or more races	4,047	4.56%
White and Black or African American	933	1.05%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	807	0.91%
White and Asian	505	0.57%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	23	0.03%