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| Merced |
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| Population 2002: | 68,225 |
| Population 2000: | 63,893 |
| Area codes: | 209 |
| Elevation: | 171 feet |
| Foreign born: | 22.1% (13.6% Latin America, 7.4% Asia) |
| Land area: | 19.9 square miles |
| Population growth: | +4,332 (+6.78%) |
| County: | Merced |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (25.3%), Retail trade (11.1%), Manufacturing (10.7%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 41.4% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 37.8% |
| Other race: | 23.2% |
| Other Asian: | 9.6% |
| Black: | 6.3% |
| Two or more races: | 5.2% |
| American Indian: | 2.5% |
| Filipino: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 48.0% |
| Never married: | 31.5% |
| Divorced: | 10.4% |
| Widowed: | 6.8% |
| Separated: | 3.2% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $106,400 |
| Household income: | $30,429 |
| Resident age: | 27.8 years |
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| Merced Compared to California State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | above |
| Median age: | much below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 68.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 13.6% |
| Unemployed: | 13.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.8% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 840 (1268.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 567 (856.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 549.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 356 (537.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 115 (173.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 21 (31.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 6 (9.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 3,175 (4793.1 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 8.2% |
| Irish: | 6.8% |
| English: | 5.3% |
| United States: | 3.3% |
| Italian: | 3.0% |
| Portuguese: | 2.1% |