Fresno County vs. Merced County

Fresno County (CA)Merced County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)994,400274,765
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.9%7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)930,496255,796
Population, Census, April 1, 2010930,450255,793
Persons under 5 years, percent7.8%7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent28.3%29.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.3%11.2%
Female persons, percent50.1%49.5%
White alone, percent76.7%82.0%
Black or African American alone, percent5.8%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.0%2.5%
Asian alone, percent11.0%7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent53.5%60.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent29.0%27.1%
Veterans, 2014-201836,6199,662
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201821.3%25.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)333,76985,756
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201852.8%52.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$237,500$229,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,579$1,441
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$467$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$967$973
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.9%17.3%
Building permits, 20182,929630
Households, 2014-2018304,62479,606
Persons per household, 2014-20183.163.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.0%85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201844.8%52.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.7%89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.9%79.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201875.3%69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.7%14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.7%8.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.9%50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,226,169232,910
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,325,615788,114
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,658,3254,435,633
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,266,3372,260,180
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,117,7521,959,473
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,619$7,470
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.627.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,261$50,129
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,284$21,634
Persons in poverty, percent21.3%21.2%
Total employer establishments, 201716,8813,110
Total employment, 2017261,80045,686
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)11,318,0941,711,049
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.4%5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201753,70811,317
All firms, 201259,56912,848
Men-owned firms, 201230,3417,163
Women-owned firms, 201222,7274,071
Minority-owned firms, 201230,9126,912
Nonminority-owned firms, 201226,3435,448
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,5561,060
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201251,98811,149
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.9%2.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200711.3%9.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200721.4%24.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.4%30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010156.2132.2
Land area in square miles, 20105,957.991,934.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

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