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People QuickFacts | Merced County | California
Population, 2013 estimate | 263,228 | 38,332,521
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 255,798 | 37,253,959
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 2.9% | 2.9%
Population, 2010 | 255,793 | 37,253,956
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 8.2% | 6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 30.4% | 23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 10.2% | 12.5%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 49.4% | 50.3%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 81.9% | 73.5%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 4.2% | 6.6%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 2.5% | 1.7%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 8.1% | 14.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 3.0% | 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 56.8% | 38.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 30.2% | 39.0%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 82.2% | 84.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 25.6% | 27.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 52.5% | 43.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 66.7% | 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 12.6% | 30.7%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 11,102 | 1,893,539
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 26.3 | 27.2
Housing units, 2013 | 83,840 | 13,790,495
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 53.6% | 55.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 17.3% | 31.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $146,400 | $366,400
Households, 2009-2013 | 75,409 | 12,542,460
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 3.36 | 2.94
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $18,177 | $29,527
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $42,591 | $61,094
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 25.4% | 15.9%
Business QuickFacts | Merced County | California
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 2,854 | 864,913
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 40,720 | 12,952,818
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 2.0% | 2.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 10,582 | 2,926,065
Total number of firms, 2007 | 12,639 | 3,425,510
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.6% | 4.0%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 9.1% | 14.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.8% | 16.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.2% | 30.3%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,954,248 | 491,372,092
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 598,456,486
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,001,290 | 455,032,270
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,233 | $12,561
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 219,430 | 80,852,787
Building permits, 2012 | 137 | 58,549
Geography QuickFacts | Merced County | California
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 1,934.97 | 155,779.22
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 132.2 | 239.1
FIPS Code | 47 | 6
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Merced, CA Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts