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Merced Union High School District, CA

189,259 Population
701.4 square miles 269.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.8 ±0.9 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

Economics

$27,466 ±$1,801 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Merced County: $27,218 ±$1,176
  • about half the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
$67,632 ±$5,756 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Merced County: $64,980 ±$3,226
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381

21.4% ±3.9% (39,773  ±7,281) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Merced County: 18.7% † 54,854 (±2.6% / ±7,500)
  • nearly double the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)

28 minutes ±2.4 (1,971,545  ±215,127) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Merced County: 31.8 3,659,875 (±2.2 / ±288,778)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)

Families

54,242 ±2,501 Number of households
  • Merced County: 87,632 ±1,434
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
3.4 ±0.2 (185,981  ±5,599) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Merced County: 3.4 293,343 (±0.1 / ±127)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960

6.3% ±2% (2,919  ±947) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Merced County: 5.2% † 3,865 (±1.6% / ±1,180)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)

Housing

56,955 ±2,473 Number of housing units
  • Merced County: 92,947 ±57
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124

$374,800 ±$10,524 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

11.1% ±2.6% (20,727  ±4,922.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Merced County: 10.1% † 29,670 (±2.1% / ±6,232.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)

Social

73.3% ±3.5% (81,428  ±4,971) High school grad or higher
  • a little 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)
19.6% ±2% (21,775  ±2,394.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Merced County: 15.7% 28,098 (±1.5% / ±2,724.3)
  • about half the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)

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

22.1% ±2.6% (41,810  ±5,022) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Merced County: 25.5% 75,711
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022

3.4% ±0.8% (4,516  ±1,058) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Merced County: 3% † 6,360 (±0.6% / ±1,252)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
4,516 Total veterans ±1,058 4,044 Male ±961 472 Female ±282

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