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Language Spoken At Home in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 234,256 | 100% |
English only | 112,404 | 48.0% |
Language other than English | 121,852 | 52.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 54,295 | 23.2% |
Spanish | 98,179 | 41.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 44,775 | 19.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 11,964 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,965 | 2.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 11,238 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,456 | 1.9% |
Other languages | 471 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 99 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 256,398 | 100% |
American | 5,332 | 2.1% |
Arab | 521 | 0.2% |
Czech | 150 | 0.1% |
Danish | 731 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 1,814 | 0.7% |
English | 9,424 | 3.7% |
French (except Basque) | 2,610 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 251 | 0.1% |
German | 13,391 | 5.2% |
Greek | 326 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 454 | 0.2% |
Irish | 10,602 | 4.1% |
Italian | 5,904 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 40 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,239 | 0.5% |
Polish | 894 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 13,974 | 5.5% |
Russian | 569 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 808 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 1,480 | 0.6% |
Slovak | 31 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 281 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,681 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 670 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 98 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 403 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 118 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 74,496 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 58,214 | 78.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 32,637 | 43.8% |
Married-couple family | 40,053 | 53.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,241 | 28.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,393 | 7.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,200 | 4.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,768 | 17.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,196 | 11.0% |
Nonfamily households | 16,282 | 21.9% |
Householder living alone | 13,051 | 17.5% |
65 years and over | 4,896 | 6.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 35,698 | 47.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 16,590 | 22.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 252,137 | 100% |
Householder | 74,496 | 29.5% |
Spouse | 39,969 | 15.9% |
Child | 99,804 | 39.6% |
Other relatives | 23,917 | 9.5% |
Nonrelatives | 13,951 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 6,075 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 95,162 | 100% |
Never married | 37,483 | 39.4% |
Now married, except separated | 46,370 | 48.7% |
Separated | 1,707 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,899 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 7,703 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 94,932 | 100% |
Never married | 31,482 | 33.2% |
Now married, except separated | 44,609 | 47.0% |
Separated | 2,776 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 7,121 | 7.5% |
Divorced | 8,944 | 9.4% |
Fertility in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,565 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,562 | 34.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 129 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,596 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,669 | 35.1% |
Less than 1 year | 636 | 8.4% |
1 or 2 years | 807 | 10.6% |
3 or 4 years | 247 | 3.3% |
5 or more years | 979 | 12.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,669 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,599 | 59.9% |
Who are married | 1,970 | 73.8% |
School Enrollment in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 81,896 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,698 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten | 4,002 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 35,554 | 43.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 19,882 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 18,760 | 22.9% |
Educational Attainment in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 145,402 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 30,377 | 20.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 18,127 | 12.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 35,539 | 24.4% |
Some college, no degree | 32,977 | 22.7% |
Associate's degree | 10,181 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 12,085 | 8.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,116 | 4.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 66.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.5% |
Veteran Status in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 175,793 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,517 | 6.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 253,532 | 100% |
With a disability | 37,290 | 14.7% |
Under 18 years | 80,420 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,731 | 5.9% |
18 to 64 years | 149,405 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,591 | 14.5% |
65 years and over | 23,707 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,968 | 46.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 252,069 | 100% |
Same house | 206,603 | 82.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 44,854 | 17.8% |
Same county | 33,152 | 13.2% |
Different county | 11,702 | 4.6% |
Same state | 10,205 | 4.0% |
Different state | 1,497 | 0.6% |
Abroad | 612 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 256,398 | 100% |
Native | 191,776 | 74.8% |
Born in United States | 189,282 | 73.8% |
State of residence | 160,539 | 62.6% |
Different state | 28,743 | 11.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,494 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 64,622 | 25.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 64,622 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 22,154 | 34.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 42,468 | 65.7% |
Year of Entry in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 67,116 | 100% |
Native | 2,494 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 30 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,464 | 98.8% |
Foreign born | 64,622 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 580 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 64,042 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Merced
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 64,622 | 100% |
Europe | 4,492 | 7.0% |
Asia | 11,067 | 17.1% |
Africa | 248 | 0.4% |
Oceania | 226 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 48,342 | 74.8% |
Northern America | 247 | 0.4% |