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Merced City Elementary School District, CA

94,844 Population
90.5 square miles 1,048.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.4 ±1.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Merced County: 32.2 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,078 ±$2,426 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Merced County: $27,218 ±$1,176
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,851 ±$6,358 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Merced County: $64,980 ±$3,226
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

25.3% ±6.1% (23,467  ±5,756) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Merced County: 18.7% † 54,854 (±2.6% / ±7,500)
  • more than double the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28 minutes ±1.6 (932,370  ±69,943) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Merced County: 31.3 3,243,865 (±1 / ±123,991)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

27,802 ±1,952 Number of households
  • Merced County: 87,632 ±1,434
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.4 ±0.3 (93,158  ±4,715) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Merced County: 3.4 293,343 (±0.1 / ±127)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.6% ±3.1% (1,538  ±730) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Merced County: 5.2% † 3,865 (±1.6% / ±1,180)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

30,015 ±1,881 Number of housing units
  • Merced County: 92,947 ±57
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$381,900 ±$18,299 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Merced County: $397,800 ±$11,367
  • about half the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.7% ±3.6% (13,820  ±3,474.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Merced County: 10.1% † 29,670 (±2.1% / ±6,232.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

75.9% ±4.8% (41,095  ±3,716.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Merced County: 70.1% 125,522 (±3.3% / ±6,008.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.9% ±3.5% (13,464  ±2,073.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Merced County: 15.7% 28,098 (±1.5% / ±2,724.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

21.3% ±3% (20,235  ±3,028) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Merced County: 25.5% 75,711
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.5% ±1.1% (2,295  ±719) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Merced County: 3% † 6,360 (±0.6% / ±1,252)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,295 Total veterans ±719 2,062 Male ±698 233 Female ±245

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