County Population Estimates

Merced County, CA [06047] Demographic Characteristics & Trends
-- a component of the Merced, CA metropolitan area [32900] -- click link to view metro S&O report

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This document brings together several 2017 vintage population estimates developed by the Census Bureau for this area developed and released separately in 2018. These official model-based estimates are developed and updated annually. The data presesentation here provides more comprehensive insights into demographic characteristics and trends for this area than available elsewhere. ProximityOne uses these data to develop Situation & Outlook (S&O) estimates and projections to 2060. See related table. Join us in weekly Data Analytics Lab web sessions to discuss organization and use of these and related data.

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Table 1. Population & Components of Change -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	256,772	259,607	261,407	262,712	265,281	267,406	268,878	272,673	15,901
Births	...	4,301	4,304	4,190	4,210	4,106	4,105	4,073	4,184
Deaths	...	1,461	1,571	1,615	1,621	1,677	1,728	1,703	1,625
Natural Increase	...	2,840	2,733	2,575	2,589	2,429	2,377	2,370	2,559
Net Migration	...	18	-926	-1,282	13	-290	-907	1,435	-277
International	...	369	190	226	301	418	410	414	333
Domestic	...	-351	-1,116	-1,508	-288	-708	-1,317	1,021	-610

Table 2. Population by Gender & Group Quarters Population -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	256,772	259,607	261,407	262,712	265,281	267,406	268,878	272,673	15,901
Male	129,190	130,733	131,841	132,557	133,962	135,019	135,469	137,662	8,472
Female	127,582	128,874	129,566	130,155	131,319	132,387	133,409	135,011	7,429
Group Quarters	...	5,363	5,608	5,642	6,448	6,444	5,743	6,375	1,241

Table 3. Population by Race/Origin -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	256,772	259,607	261,407	262,712	265,281	267,406	268,878	272,673	15,901
White alone	211,035	213,227	214,744	216,119	217,991	219,571	220,886	223,726	12,691
Black alone	11,209	11,107	11,104	10,875	10,966	10,877	10,657	10,752	-457
AIAN alone	6,135	6,338	6,306	6,249	6,372	6,508	6,561	6,789	654
Asian alone	20,395	20,663	20,822	20,810	21,089	21,351	21,440	21,884	1,489
NHOPI alone	905	901	932	984	1,023	1,027	1,035	1,033	128
Two+ Races	7,093	7,371	7,499	7,675	7,840	8,072	8,299	8,489	1,396
Hispanic (any race)	141,367	144,628	147,155	149,472	152,550	155,439	158,299	162,489	21,122

Table 4. Population by Age by Race/Origin -- 2017

Population	Total	White alone	Black alone	AIAN alone	Asian alone	NHOPI alone	Two+ Races	Hispanic (any race)
Total	272,673	223,726	10,752	6,789	21,884	1,033	8,489	162,489
Age 0-4	21,257	17,530	732	441	1,319	74	1,161	15,118
Age 5-9	22,645	18,646	836	493	1,474	85	1,111	16,056
Age 10-14	23,054	18,911	888	658	1,531	92	974	16,493
Age 15-19	23,558	18,647	957	568	2,360	105	921	15,801
Age 20-24	20,718	16,542	790	559	2,037	71	719	13,937
Age 25-29	20,996	16,562	888	588	2,299	69	590	12,740
Age 30-34	18,667	15,001	806	579	1,667	81	533	11,729
Age 35-39	17,244	14,291	697	470	1,279	91	416	10,848
Age 40-44	15,849	13,340	561	429	1,095	52	372	10,129
Age 45-49	15,798	13,152	594	391	1,241	66	354	9,252
Age 50-54	15,216	12,651	570	433	1,168	57	337	8,075
Age 55-59	14,834	12,317	643	377	1,149	51	297	6,784
Age 60-64	12,650	10,550	554	283	967	44	252	5,213
Age 65-69	10,015	8,400	431	206	751	38	189	3,783
Age 70-74	7,657	6,549	281	111	590	20	106	2,540
Age 75-79	5,252	4,449	229	63	408	18	85	1,730
Age 80-84	3,539	3,025	145	68	242	12	47	1,112
Age 85 up	3,724	3,163	150	72	307	7	25	1,149

Table 5. Population by Single Year of Age -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Age 0000	4,285	4,299	4,297	4,188	4,222	4,103	4,106	4,074	-211
Age 0101	4,278	4,335	4,320	4,289	4,199	4,235	4,149	4,190	-88
Age 0202	4,439	4,263	4,344	4,372	4,321	4,286	4,276	4,226	-213
Age 0303	4,663	4,425	4,255	4,336	4,450	4,378	4,330	4,328	-335
Age 0404	4,566	4,634	4,437	4,329	4,391	4,509	4,395	4,439	-127
Age 0505	4,456	4,541	4,677	4,449	4,388	4,471	4,587	4,488	32
Age 0606	4,466	4,480	4,535	4,656	4,474	4,417	4,486	4,599	133
Age 0707	4,423	4,474	4,473	4,534	4,653	4,503	4,412	4,510	87
Age 0808	4,375	4,387	4,457	4,502	4,570	4,671	4,507	4,485	110
Age 0909	4,506	4,366	4,425	4,430	4,500	4,592	4,726	4,563	57
Age 1010	4,491	4,496	4,350	4,465	4,454	4,567	4,592	4,755	264
Age 1111	4,294	4,522	4,481	4,358	4,456	4,446	4,572	4,649	355
Age 1212	4,333	4,347	4,511	4,467	4,379	4,472	4,466	4,611	278
Age 1313	4,352	4,357	4,362	4,518	4,460	4,377	4,513	4,497	145
Age 1414	4,614	4,392	4,380	4,364	4,559	4,503	4,424	4,542	-72
Age 1515	4,549	4,655	4,379	4,384	4,371	4,562	4,554	4,522	-27
Age 1616	4,785	4,598	4,645	4,405	4,379	4,400	4,563	4,591	-194
Age 1717	4,832	4,816	4,553	4,618	4,409	4,366	4,412	4,571	-261
Age 1818	5,143	5,069	5,006	4,774	5,064	4,941	4,884	5,128	-15
Age 1919	5,090	4,793	4,590	4,534	4,586	4,681	4,534	4,746	-344
Age 2020	4,754	4,730	4,427	4,249	4,261	4,120	4,143	4,113	-641
Age 2121	4,144	4,696	4,593	4,272	4,103	4,087	3,987	4,012	-132
Age 2222	4,026	4,278	4,715	4,630	4,386	4,256	4,156	4,111	85
Age 2323	3,804	4,047	4,260	4,660	4,594	4,292	4,164	4,204	400
Age 2424	3,800	3,872	4,055	4,171	4,666	4,622	4,292	4,278	478
Age 2525	3,736	3,775	3,844	4,022	4,027	4,608	4,510	4,243	507
Age 2626	3,609	3,793	3,733	3,789	3,914	4,024	4,527	4,425	816
Age 2727	3,667	3,642	3,775	3,696	3,788	3,866	3,964	4,505	838
Age 2828	3,672	3,684	3,689	3,816	3,758	3,818	3,856	3,963	291
Age 2929	3,626	3,593	3,647	3,624	3,824	3,741	3,807	3,860	234
Age 3030	3,715	3,596	3,595	3,625	3,607	3,800	3,685	3,817	102
Age 3131	3,476	3,688	3,609	3,566	3,702	3,612	3,779	3,717	241
Age 3232	3,325	3,467	3,706	3,576	3,560	3,646	3,599	3,820	495
Age 3333	3,275	3,318	3,472	3,652	3,527	3,535	3,634	3,601	326
Age 3434	3,212	3,235	3,288	3,463	3,660	3,570	3,535	3,712	500
Age 3535	3,307	3,209	3,260	3,287	3,512	3,647	3,498	3,541	234
Age 3636	3,170	3,289	3,186	3,222	3,241	3,497	3,607	3,472	302
Age 3737	3,248	3,206	3,291	3,223	3,239	3,254	3,433	3,613	365
Age 3838	3,238	3,198	3,131	3,247	3,218	3,186	3,189	3,418	180
Age 3939	3,284	3,244	3,162	3,112	3,226	3,200	3,150	3,200	-84
Age 4040	3,286	3,275	3,238	3,170	3,117	3,237	3,196	3,180	-106
Age 4141	3,139	3,276	3,289	3,203	3,144	3,152	3,218	3,212	73
Age 4242	3,130	3,113	3,240	3,270	3,208	3,080	3,115	3,236	106
Age 4343	3,058	3,158	3,119	3,260	3,230	3,186	3,097	3,101	43
Age 4444	3,123	3,060	3,121	3,115	3,244	3,213	3,173	3,120	-3
Age 4545	3,291	3,121	3,044	3,107	3,102	3,253	3,235	3,204	-87
Age 4646	3,228	3,303	3,081	3,023	3,064	3,063	3,207	3,212	-16
Age 4747	3,149	3,217	3,300	3,076	3,039	3,058	3,075	3,221	72
Age 4848	3,301	3,174	3,218	3,316	3,084	3,049	3,079	3,110	-191
Age 4949	3,172	3,264	3,150	3,125	3,263	3,036	2,979	3,051	-121
Age 5050	3,202	3,161	3,219	3,084	3,059	3,234	2,989	2,963	-239
Age 5151	3,027	3,204	3,146	3,190	3,096	3,069	3,235	2,975	-52
Age 5252	2,991	3,003	3,179	3,115	3,205	3,071	3,024	3,226	235
Age 5353	2,938	2,963	2,980	3,153	3,106	3,162	3,060	3,034	96
Age 5454	2,774	2,889	2,914	2,938	3,132	3,066	3,104	3,018	244
Age 5555	2,788	2,777	2,867	2,907	2,972	3,121	3,025	3,102	314
Age 5656	2,593	2,752	2,756	2,857	2,859	2,916	3,071	2,992	399
Age 5757	2,432	2,579	2,747	2,728	2,823	2,845	2,905	3,068	636
Age 5858	2,354	2,408	2,557	2,725	2,679	2,808	2,822	2,865	511
Age 5959	2,281	2,345	2,395	2,544	2,694	2,654	2,785	2,807	526
Age 6060	2,287	2,307	2,328	2,373	2,535	2,684	2,626	2,776	489
Age 6161	2,149	2,245	2,250	2,252	2,292	2,459	2,638	2,605	456
Age 6262	2,091	2,127	2,225	2,222	2,204	2,273	2,407	2,626	535
Age 6363	2,110	2,077	2,127	2,168	2,176	2,171	2,248	2,389	279
Age 6464	1,737	2,108	2,068	2,137	2,147	2,164	2,156	2,254	517
Age 6565	1,723	1,707	2,066	2,017	2,081	2,089	2,103	2,139	416
Age 6666	1,649	1,692	1,693	1,999	1,985	2,028	2,057	2,062	413
Age 6767	1,552	1,627	1,661	1,676	1,968	1,951	1,993	2,009	457
Age 6868	1,347	1,545	1,598	1,635	1,649	1,900	1,895	1,944	597
Age 6969	1,377	1,356	1,507	1,565	1,614	1,628	1,857	1,861	484
Age 7070	1,277	1,356	1,339	1,478	1,523	1,577	1,604	1,822	545
Age 7171	1,146	1,250	1,343	1,305	1,421	1,504	1,559	1,570	424
Age 7272	1,143	1,116	1,227	1,299	1,293	1,383	1,481	1,511	368
Age 7373	1,032	1,122	1,096	1,211	1,295	1,258	1,346	1,450	418
Age 7474	1,053	1,004	1,107	1,081	1,171	1,245	1,223	1,304	251
Age 7575	1,030	1,028	976	1,072	1,040	1,139	1,211	1,175	145
Age 7676	929	1,003	976	949	1,044	1,004	1,105	1,176	247
Age 7777	870	901	971	936	922	1,005	964	1,048	178
Age 7878	883	851	883	941	897	878	963	929	46
Age 7979	793	843	814	846	894	872	837	924	131
Age 8080	760	735	784	768	783	835	806	773	13
Age 8181	696	728	714	746	746	744	800	767	71
Age 8282	657	642	672	654	700	687	697	743	86
Age 8383	610	631	629	632	613	659	646	658	48
Age 8484	533	566	581	579	596	577	612	598	65
Age 8585	3,053	3,189	3,297	3,391	3,474	3,558	3,647	3,724	671
Age 0517	58,476	58,431	58,228	58,150	58,052	58,347	58,814	59,383	907