Merced Population and Demographics

Merced California Population and Demographics Resources

Merced City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Merced Population: 63893 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 31226 48.87% Female 32667 51.13%       Under 5 years 5860 9.17% 5 to 9 years 6487 10.15% 10 to 14 years 6187 9.68% 15 to 19 years 5917 9.26% 20 to 24 years 4967 7.77% 25 to 34 years 8845 13.84% 35 to 44 years 8682 13.59% 45 to 54 years 6908 10.81% 55 to 59 years 2241 3.51% 60 to 64 years 1778 2.78% 65 to 74 years 3106 4.86% 75 to 84 years 2117 3.31% 85 years and over 798 1.25%       Median age (years) 27.8       18 years and over 41732 65.32% Male 20027 31.34% Female 21705 33.97% 21 years and over 38365 60.05% 62 years and over 7067 11.06% 65 years and over 6021 9.42% Male 2358 3.69% Female 3663 5.73%       Race     One race 60556 94.78% White 33481 52.4% Black or African American 4044 6.33% American Indian and Alaska Native 818 1.28% Asian 7267 11.37% Asian indian 284 0.44% Chinese 168 0.26% Filipino 383 0.6% Japanese 143 0.22% Korean 50 0.08% Vietnamese 75 0.12% Other Asian 6164 9.65% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 133 0.21% Native Hawaiian 44 0.07% Guamanian or Chamorro 21 0.03% Samoan 18 0.03% Other Pacific Islander 50 0.08% Some other race 14813 23.18% Two or more races 3337 5.22%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 63893 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 26425 41.36% Mexican 22616 35.4% Puerto Rican 200 0.31% Cuban 44 0.07% Other Hispanic or Latino 3565 5.58% Not Hispanic or Latino 37468 58.64% White alone 24121 37.75%       Relationship     Total Population 63893 100.00% In households 62523 97.86% Householder 20435 31.98% Spouse 9645 15.1% Child 23995 37.55% Own child under 18 years 19606 30.69% Other relatives 4734 7.41% Under 18 years 1973 3.09% Nonrelatives 3714 5.81% Unmarried partner 1507 2.36% In group quarters 1370 2.14% Institutionalized population 810 1.27% Non-Institutionalized population 560 0.88%       Households by Type     Total Households 20435 100.0 % Family households (families) 14632 71.6% With own children under 18 years 8773 42.93% Married-couple family 9645 47.2% With own children under 18 years 5429 26.57% Female householder, no husband present 3726 18.23% With own children under 18 years 2591 12.68% Non Family households 5803 28.4% Householder living alone 4626 22.64% Householder 65 years and over 1731 8.47%       Households with individuals under 18 years 9652 47.23% Households with individuals 65 years and over 4387 21.47%       Average Household size 3.06 Average family size 3.62       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 21532 100.00% Occupied housing units 20435 94.91% Vacant housing units 1097 5.09% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 42 0.2% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 20435 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 9508 46.53% Renter-occupied housing units. 10927 53.47%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.93 Average household size of renter-occupied units 3.18

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