Santa Clara County vs. Merced County

	Santa Clara County (CA)	Merced County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,937,570	274,765
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.8%	7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,781,672	255,796
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,781,642	255,793
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	29.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.5%	11.2%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	49.5%
White alone, percent	53.1%	82.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.8%	4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	2.5%
Asian alone, percent	38.3%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	4.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.3%	60.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.0%	27.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	53,119	9,662
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	38.7%	25.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	678,496	85,756
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.7%	52.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$913,000	$229,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,229	$1,441
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$755	$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$2,126	$973
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	33.0%	17.3%
Building permits, 2018	8,191	630
Households, 2014-2018	635,525	79,606
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.97	3.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.5%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	52.6%	52.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.3%	89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	79.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.1%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	51.3%	14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.5%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.1%	8.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,809,201	232,910
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	17,020,991	788,114
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	41,450,609	4,435,633
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,858,973	2,260,180
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,336,741	1,959,473
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$21,952	$7,470
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.7	27.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$116,178	$50,129
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,451	$21,634
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	21.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	48,711	3,110
Total employment, 2017	1,055,739	45,686
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	126,890,119	1,711,049
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	146,547	11,317
All firms, 2012	163,130	12,848
Men-owned firms, 2012	84,501	7,163
Women-owned firms, 2012	58,589	4,071
Minority-owned firms, 2012	82,931	6,912
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	72,818	5,448
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,400	1,060
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	146,384	11,149
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.5%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.8%	24.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.7%	30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,381.0	132.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,290.10	1,934.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

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