Merced County

Merced County has 290,201 residents across 19 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $65,510, 34% below the California figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $391,800, and 15% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

290,201residentsACS 2020–2024

$65,510median household incomeCalifornia: $99K

$391,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Merced County in CaliforniaZIP codes in Merced County highlighted; the rest of California in grey

Map of California with Merced County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 19 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
93620	9,927	$45K	$323K	52%	11%	72%	27 min
93635	50,149	$67K	$445K	59%	13%	82%	52 min
93665	114	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	0%	0%	–
95301	43,009	$68K	$391K	57%	15%	91%	28 min
95303	784	$144K	$569K	65%	17%	99%	25 min
95312	232	$81K	$-666667K	64%	7%	80%	39 min
95315	13,598	$71K	$350K	67%	14%	90%	27 min
95317	827	$57K	$367K	25%	8%	59%	21 min
95322	9,506	$66K	$444K	55%	8%	90%	39 min
95324	7,636	$76K	$463K	52%	10%	86%	23 min
95333	2,963	$63K	$340K	64%	14%	79%	40 min
95334	17,363	$76K	$377K	59%	11%	91%	24 min
95340	38,303	$71K	$399K	57%	27%	94%	24 min
95341	36,385	$57K	$334K	39%	9%	91%	30 min
95348	37,540	$65K	$384K	51%	23%	94%	29 min
95365	3,963	$40K	$266K	45%	4%	58%	31 min
95369	740	$76K	$355K	56%	11%	90%	32 min
95374	1,921	$58K	$463K	55%	7%	72%	39 min
95388	13,319	$57K	$345K	50%	9%	87%	28 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

290,201 residents in 86,055 households, next to the California figure.

29%

under 18

26%

aged 18–34

12%

aged 65 and over

23%

of households are people living alone

46%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

90,872 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $391,800 (±$5,618).

54%

of households own their home

74%

of homes are detached single-family houses

10%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,343

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–20197%

2000–200921%

1990–199915%

1980–198914%

1970–197917%

1960–19698%

1950–19597%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,304.

$65,510

median household income

19.1%

of people live below the poverty line

10.6%

unemployment rate

15%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

32 min

average commute to work

23%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Merced County, California, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.