Madera County vs. Merced County
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Madera County (CA) Merced County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 157,672 274,765
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4.5% 7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 150,841 255,796
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 150,865 255,793
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.6% 7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 27.5% 29.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.0% 11.2%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 49.5%
White alone, percent 86.0% 82.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 4.3% 4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 4.4% 2.5%
Asian alone, percent 2.5% 7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent 2.5% 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 58.3% 60.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 33.7% 27.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,775 9,662
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 20.6% 25.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 50,966 85,756
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 64.0% 52.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $235,200 $229,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,492 $1,441
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $461 $430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $986 $973
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 10.6% 17.3%
Building permits, 2018 503 630
Households, 2014-2018 44,759 79,606
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.28 3.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.4% 85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 45.1% 52.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.3% 89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.8% 79.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 71.9% 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 14.5% 14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.9% 9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.4% 8.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.8% 59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.3% 50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 150,065 232,910
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 760,956 788,114
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,441,125 4,435,633
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 508,930 2,260,180
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,012,856 1,959,473
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $6,654 $7,470
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.1 27.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,884 $50,129
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $21,394 $21,634
Persons in poverty, percent 20.2% 21.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,961 3,110
Total employment, 2017 26,755 45,686
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,149,388 1,711,049
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.3% 5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 7,445 11,317
All firms, 2012 8,094 12,848
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,888 7,163
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,202 4,071
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,203 6,912
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 4,524 5,448
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 618 1,060
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,044 11,149
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 2.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.1% 9.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.7% 24.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.3% 30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 70.6 132.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,137.07 1,934.97
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Madera county (CA) and Merced county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.