California · Census place 46898
Merced city, CA
Quick answer
Merced city has 89,766 residents, ranking #92 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $59,938, the median home is worth $347,700 and median gross rent runs $1,293 a month.
- Population
- 89,766Merced city residents
- Median household income
- $59,938Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $347,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,293Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Merced city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Merced city median would spend about 25.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23% of residents and 44.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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