# Merced County, California demographics

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Merced County, California (county FIPS 06047) has a median household income of $65,510 (±$2,304) and a total population of 290,201 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 24 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 290,201 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 31.8 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 86,055 | ±548 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $65,510 | ±$2,304 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $391,800 | ±$5,618 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,343 | ±$27 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 54% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 46% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 72.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 15.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 19.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 10.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 06047 |
| Land area | 1,938 sq mi |
| Water area | 40.65 sq mi |
| Population density | 150 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [93635](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93635) | 20.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [95322](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95322) | 8.5% | 97.7% | Yes |
| [95341](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95341) | 7.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [95369](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95369) | 7% | 86.4% | Yes |
| [95333](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95333) | 6.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [93620](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93620) | 6.3% | 75.6% | Yes |
| [95301](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95301) | 3.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [95348](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95348) | 3% | 100% | Yes |
| [95334](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95334) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [95340](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95340) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [95317](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95317) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [95374](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95374) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [95324](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95324) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93610](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93610) | 2% | 14.9% |  |
| [95388](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95388) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [95303](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95303) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [93622](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93622) | 1.5% | 6.2% |  |
| [95380](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95380) | 1% | 24.7% |  |
| [95316](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95316) | 1% | 23.2% |  |
| [95315](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95315) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [95360](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95360) | 0.7% | 23.5% |  |
| [95365](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95365) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [95312](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95312) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93665](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93665) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:047&in=state:06
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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