San Benito County vs. Merced County

San Benito County (CA)Merced County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)61,537274,765
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.3%7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)55,265255,796
Population, Census, April 1, 201055,269255,793
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.7%29.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.9%11.2%
Female persons, percent49.9%49.5%
White alone, percent87.9%82.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.1%2.5%
Asian alone, percent3.6%7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent3.5%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent60.6%60.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent33.5%27.1%
Veterans, 2014-20182,4949,662
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201820.3%25.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)19,43885,756
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.5%52.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$496,200$229,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,378$1,441
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$636$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,477$973
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.6%17.3%
Building permits, 2018553630
Households, 2014-201817,74079,606
Persons per household, 2014-20183.333.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.9%85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201840.2%52.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.9%89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.8%79.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.9%69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.7%14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.2%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.1%8.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.1%59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)49,887232,910
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)143,209788,114
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)591,1004,435,633
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)275,3662,260,180
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)345,1951,959,473
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,068$7,470
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201835.327.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$81,977$50,129
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,475$21,634
Persons in poverty, percent8.6%21.2%
Total employer establishments, 20179863,110
Total employment, 201712,66445,686
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)575,9221,711,049
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.3%5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,64911,317
All firms, 20123,86712,848
Men-owned firms, 20121,6947,163
Women-owned firms, 20121,5964,071
Minority-owned firms, 20121,4086,912
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,3065,448
Veteran-owned firms, 20122961,060
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,31911,149
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%9.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%24.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.3%30.2%
Population per square mile, 201039.8132.2
Land area in square miles, 20101,388.711,934.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

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