Stanislaus County vs. Merced County

	Stanislaus County (CA)	Merced County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	549,815	274,765
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.9%	7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	514,451	255,796
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	514,453	255,793
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.1%	29.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.2%	11.2%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	49.5%
White alone, percent	83.5%	82.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.5%	4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	2.5%
Asian alone, percent	6.1%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.9%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	4.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	47.0%	60.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	41.1%	27.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	21,985	9,662
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.6%	25.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	182,290	85,756
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	57.4%	52.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$272,400	$229,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,642	$1,441
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$477	$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,099	$973
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.8%	17.3%
Building permits, 2018	759	630
Households, 2014-2018	172,682	79,606
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.09	3.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.7%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	42.5%	52.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.8%	79.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.3%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.9%	14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.1%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.0%	8.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.8%	59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	705,698	232,910
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,634,960	788,114
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	11,703,620	4,435,633
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,295,116	2,260,180
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,933,581	1,959,473
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,373	$7,470
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	27.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,387	$50,129
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,101	$21,634
Persons in poverty, percent	15.6%	21.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	9,096	3,110
Total employment, 2017	142,929	45,686
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	6,518,092	1,711,049
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.7%	5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	29,034	11,317
All firms, 2012	33,036	12,848
Men-owned firms, 2012	16,930	7,163
Women-owned firms, 2012	11,455	4,071
Minority-owned firms, 2012	13,341	6,912
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	18,348	5,448
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,914	1,060
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	28,584	11,149
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	2.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.6%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.2%	24.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.0%	30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	344.2	132.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,494.83	1,934.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Stanislaus county (CA) and Merced county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.