Merced, California

Merced is a city in Merced County, California, United States. As of 2020, 86,333 people lived there.  Merced is the county seat of Merced County in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Merced has the first research university built in the 21st century, University of California, Merced. UC Merced is the newest school in the University of California system.

Government
Merced runs off of the Council-Manager form of government.

 Economy 

 Employment 
The unemployment rate in Merced as of June 2014 is 14.10%. The average per capita income in Merced is $17,331 while the median household income is $38,253. Sales tax in Merced is 8% while the income tax is 6%.
 # Employer # of Employees 1County of Merced1,980 2AT&T1,200 3Merced College800 4Quad Graphics700 5University of California, Merced500 6City of Merced480 7Scholle Corporation370 8Walmart290 9McLane Pacific250 10SaveMart Distribution Center230

References

Category:1889 establishments in California
Category:Cities in Merced County, California
Category:County seats in California