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Merced Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Merced Area is $18,464, which is much lower than the state average of $29,906 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Merced Area median household income is $43,066. On average Merced Area residents spend 25.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #801

Merced Area	18,464 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Merced Area	22,949 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Merced Area	26,769 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Merced Area	18,058 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #544

Merced Area	43,066 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Merced Area	59,868 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Merced Area		-1.78%
California		29.47%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Merced Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The California and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Merced Area		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.10%	$15,981, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.75%	$15,725, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.21%	$5,030, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.85%	$24,333, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Merced Area	47,729 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Merced Area	64,316 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Merced Area	California	U.S.
White	$46,685, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$31,696, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,353, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$52,851, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,777, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$54,241, see rank	$60,087	$53,370
One Race, Other	$34,171, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,318, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Merced Area	California	U.S.
less than 25	$23,958, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,349, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,849, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$33,651, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Merced Area	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	190,771, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	95,443, 50.03%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	64,215, 67.28%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	120, 0.13%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	64,095, 67.16%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	52,698, 82.22%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,397, 17.78%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	31,228, 32.72%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	95,328, 49.97%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	51,080, 53.58%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	51,080, 53.58%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	42,296, 82.80%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,784, 17.20%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	44,248, 46.42%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Merced Area	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	92,426, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	72,054, 77.96%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11,182, 12.10%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	414, 0.45%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	2,098, 2.27%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	3,238, 3.50%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,440, 3.72%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Merced Area	25.8 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Merced Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	94,994	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	52,698, 55.48%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,646, 18.30%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,004, 13.29%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,977, 13.24%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7,679, 14.57%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,885, 9.27%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,839, 24.36%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	42,296, 44.52%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,773, 27.83%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,766, 23.09%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14,206, 33.59%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,436, 5.76%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	58, 0.14%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,989, 9.43%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Merced Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	94,994, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12,422, 13.08%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	5,628, 5.92%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	11,002, 11.58%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,195, 3.36%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	11,031, 11.61%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,803, 5.06%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	1,264, 1.33%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,497, 3.68%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,115, 6.44%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	20,977, 22.08%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,055, 7.43%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,114, 4.33%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,891, 4.10%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Merced Area	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	65,552	25.58%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	12,651	21.43%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.