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Merced Union High School District, CA

195,565 Population
701.4 square miles 278.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.3 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Merced County: 32.2 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,198 ±$2,007 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Merced County: $27,260 ±$1,441
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
$57,370 ±$3,337 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Merced County: $57,570 ±$3,915
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611

20.2% ±3.2% (39,026  ±6,338) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Merced County: 19.1% † 55,144 (±2.6% / ±7,388)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)

27.4 minutes ±2.2 (2,004,055  ±199,720) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Merced County: 33.5 3,685,065 (±2.3 / ±293,490)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)

Families

56,918 ±2,220 Number of households
  • Merced County: 88,053 ±1,163
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
3.4 ±0.2 (192,097  ±5,361) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Merced County: 3.3 288,291 (±0 / ±144)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200

5.3% ±1.9% (2,570  ±943) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Merced County: 5.1% † 3,682 (±1.5% / ±1,071)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)

Housing

59,828 ±1,963 Number of housing units
  • Merced County: 92,342 ±61
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428

$403,500 ±$15,262 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Merced County: $409,000 ±$13,979
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850

11.2% ±2.2% (21,631  ±4,246.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Merced County: 8.8% † 25,311 (±1.5% / ±4,436)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)

Social

73.4% ±3.5% (85,124  ±5,105.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Merced County: 72% 126,680 (±3.3% / ±5,874.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
16.8% ±2% (19,517  ±2,372.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Merced County: 14.5% † 25,489 (±1.6% / ±2,778)
  • about half the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)

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

24.1% ±2.1% (47,145  ±4,269) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Merced County: 25.8% 75,342
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017

3.8% ±1.1% (5,211  ±1,524) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Merced County: 3.2% † 6,592 (±0.8% / ±1,755)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
5,211 Total veterans ±1,524 4,938 Male ±1,438 273 Female ±219

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