Merced, CA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0646898, place: Merced city, California)

Total Population: 63,893
Male: 31,226 (48.87%)
Female: 32,667 (51.13%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 5,860 (9.17%)
5 to 9 years: 6,487 (10.15%)
10 to 14 years: 6,187 (9.68%)
15 to 19 years: 5,917 (9.26%)
20 to 24 years: 4,967 (7.77%)
25 to 34 years: 8,845 (13.84%)
35 to 44 years: 8,682 (13.59%)
45 to 54 years: 6,908 (10.81%)
55 to 59 years: 2,241 (3.51%)
60 to 64 years: 1,778 (2.78%)
65 to 74 years: 3,106 (4.86%)
75 to 84 years: 2,117 (3.31%)
85 years and over: 798 (1.25%)

Median age: 27.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 41,732 (65.32%)
21 years and over: 38,365 (60.05%)
62 years and over: 7,067 (11.06%)
65 years and over: 6,021 (9.42%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 41,732 (65.32%)
--Male: 20,027 (31.34%)
--Female: 21,705 (33.97%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 6,021 (9.42%)
--Male: 2,358 (3.69%)
--Female: 3,663 (5.73%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 60,556 (94.78%)
--White: 24,121 (37.75%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 26,425 (41.36%)
--Black or African American: 4,044 (6.33%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 818 (1.28%)
--Asian: 7,267 (11.37%)
----Asian Indian: 284 (0.44%)
----Chinese: 168 (0.26%)
----Filipino: 383 (0.6%)
----Japanese: 143 (0.22%)
----Korean: 50 (0.08%)
----Vietnamese: 75 (0.12%)
----Other Asian: 6,164 (9.65%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 133 (0.21%)
----Native Hawaiian: 44 (0.07%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 21 (0.03%)
----Samoan: 18 (0.03%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 50 (0.08%)
--Some other race: 14,813 (23.18%)
Two or more Races: 3,337 (5.22%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 26,425 (41.36%)
--Mexican: 22,616 (35.4%)
--Puerto Rican: 200 (0.31%)
--Cuban: 44 (0.07%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 3,565 (5.58%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 37,468 (58.64%)
--White Alone: 24,121 (37.75%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 62,523 (97.86%)
--Householder: 20,435 (31.98%)
--Spouse: 9,645 (15.1%)
--Child: 23,995 (37.55%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 19,606 (30.69%)
--Other relatives: 4,734 (7.41%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 1,973 (3.09%)
--Nonrelatives: 3,714 (5.81%)
----Unmarried partner: 1,507 (2.36%)
Living in group quarters: 1,370 (2.14%)
--Institutionalized Population: 810 (1.27%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 560 (0.88%)
Total households: 20,435
Family households (families): 14,632 (71.6%)
----With own children under 18 years: 8,773 (42.93%)
--Married-couple families: 9,645 (47.2%)
----With own children under 18 years: 5,429 (26.57%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 3,726 (18.23%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,591 (12.68%)
Nonfamily households: 5,803 (28.4%)
--Householder living alone: 4,626 (22.64%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,731 (8.47%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 9,652 (47.23%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 4,387 (21.47%)
Average household size: 3.06 people
Average family size: 3.62 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 21,532
Occupied housing units: 20,435 (94.91%)
Vacant housing units: 1,097 (5.09%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 42 (0.2%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5.1%
Occupied housing units: 20,435 (94.91%)
Owner occupied housing units: 9,508 (44.16%)
Renter occupied housing units: 10,927 (50.75%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.93 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 3.18 people

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