Merced County, CA Population

Overview

279,150

Total Population

31.3

Median age

49.24%

Female population %

103.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

55.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

170,73

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Merced County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Merced County is 31.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Merced County's population under 18 was 29.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Merced County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Merced County, 24.46% were under the age of 15, 23.74% aged 15 to 29, 40.70% aged 30 to 64, 9.90% aged 65 to 84, and 1.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,262 less females than males in Merced County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.24% females and 50.76% males in Merced County, CA.
The Merced County, CA gender ratio is 103.1:100 i.e. 103.1 men to 100 women (1.031).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 12,971.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 12,114.

Merced County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Merced County population: 46.17% are White, 2.89% are Black or African American, 1.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.50% are Asian, 0.29% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 33.67% are some other race and 8.31% are multiracial.
Merced County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 170,73 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 108,42 (38.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Merced County is White with a population of 128,897 (46.17% of the total population).

Merced County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 290,014 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Merced County's population increased by 44,569 (21.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Merced County's population increased by 25,105 (9.78%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Merced County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 212,140.