Editing Merced County, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 1141
| 1870 = 2807
| 1880 = 5656
| 1890 = 8085
| 1900 = 9215
| 1910 = 15148
| 1920 = 24579
| 1930 = 36748
| 1940 = 46988
| 1950 = 69780
| 1960 = 90446
| 1970 = 104629
| 1980 = 134560
| 1990 = 178403
| 2000 = 210554
| 2010 = 255793
| 2020 = 281202
|estyear=2024
|estimate=296774
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 9, 2025}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Merced County, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Merced County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US06047&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Merced County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06047&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Merced County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06047&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|85,585
|81,599
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68,729
|40.65%
|31.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.44%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|7,594
|8,785
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,191
|3.61%
|3.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.91%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,115
|1,126
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,164
|0.53%
|0.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|14,041
|18,183
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,824
|6.67%
|7.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.05%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|281
|476
|style='background: #ffffe6; |617
|0.13%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|410
|439
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,242
|0.19%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|6,062
|4,700
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,578
|2.88%
|1.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|95,466
|140,485
|style='background: #ffffe6; |173,857
|45.34%
|54.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61.83%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''210,554'''
|'''255,793'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''281,202'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2011 ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan=6 | Population, race, and income
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | 253,606
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 170,229
| 67.1%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 9,837
| 3.9%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 2,617
| 1.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 18,904
| 7.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 517
| 0.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 43,893
| 17.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 7,609
| 3.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| 137,974
| 54.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $18,304
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $43,945
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $48,429
|}

==== Places by population, race, and income ====
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan=9 | Places by population and race
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African<br />American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
|-
| [[Atwater, California|Atwater]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 27,922 || 66.0% || 21.6% || 7.0% || 4.3% || 1.1% || 49.2%
|-
| [[Ballico, California|Ballico]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 384 || 72.1% || 24.7% || 1.6% || 0.0% || 1.6% || 49.2%
|-
| [[Bear Creek, Merced County, California|Bear Creek]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 188 || 44.7% || 55.3% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 89.4%
|-
| [[Cressey, California|Cressey]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 614 || 57.0% || 42.3% || 0.7% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 63.7%
|-
| [[Delhi, California|Delhi]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 9,892 || 59.0% || 28.9% || 7.1% || 2.2% || 2.8% || 67.8%
|-
| [[Dos Palos, California|Dos Palos]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 4,940 || 79.6% || 18.1% || 0.0% || 2.0% || 0.3% || 66.5%
|-
| [[Dos Palos Y, California|Dos Palos Y]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 207 || 77.3% || 22.7% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 65.2%
|-
| [[El Nido, Merced County, California|El Nido]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 297 || 44.1% || 55.9% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 72.4%
|-
| [[Franklin, Merced County, California|Franklin]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 5,766 || 71.4% || 14.8% || 6.6% || 2.5% || 4.7% || 56.4%
|-
| [[Gustine, California|Gustine]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 5,484 || 85.8% || 13.2% || 0.3% || 0.0% || 0.6% || 56.1%
|-
| [[Hilmar-Irwin, California|Hilmar-Irwin]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 5,224 || 95.1% || 3.6% || 1.0% || 0.2% || 0.0% || 9.2%
|-
| [[Le Grand, California|Le Grand]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,893 || 51.8% || 47.4% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.8% || 88.4%
|-
| [[Livingston, California|Livingston]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 12,899 || 48.0% || 32.8% || 17.5% || 0.9% || 0.9% || 71.5%
|-
| [[Los Banos, California|Los Banos]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 35,252 || 81.0% || 11.3% || 3.3% || 3.9% || 0.5% || 67.4%
|-
| [[McSwain, California|McSwain]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 4,041 || 82.8% || 8.8% || 6.7% || 0.3% || 1.4% || 20.6%
|-
| [[Merced, California|Merced]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 78,111 || 56.1% || 24.1% || 11.4% || 6.8% || 1.7% || 49.6%
|-
| [[Planada, California|Planada]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 4,366 || 52.3% || 44.2% || 1.2% || 1.6% || 0.8% || 96.2%
|-
| [[Santa Nella, California|Santa Nella]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,292 || 84.1% || 12.0% || 0.0% || 3.9% || 0.0% || 70.4%
|-
| [[Snelling, California|Snelling]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 97 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 3.1%
|-
| [[South Dos Palos, California|South Dos Palos]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,144 || 88.9% || 10.0% || 0.0% || 1.1% || 0.0% || 94.1%
|-
| [[Stevinson, California|Stevinson]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 132 || 53.8% || 46.2% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 46.2%
|-
| [[Tuttle, California|Tuttle]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 21 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[University of California, Merced]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Volta, California|Volta]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 126 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 55.6%
|-
| [[Winton, California|Winton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 11,742 || 61.2% || 28.4% || 8.2% || 1.6% || 0.7% || 74.5%
|}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Merced County had a population of 255,793. The racial makeup of Merced County was 148,381 (58.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9,926 (3.9%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3,473 (1.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 18,836 (7.4%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 583 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 62,665 (24.5%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11,929 (4.7%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 140,485 persons (54.9%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
!colspan=10|Population reported at [[2010 United States census]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''The County''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br/>Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br/>more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
|-
|''' Merced County'''
|align="right"|255,793||align="right"|148,381||align="right"|9,926||align="right"|3,473||align="right"|18,836||align="right"|583||align="right"|62,665||align="right"|11,929||align="right"|140,485
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br/>city]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br/>Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br/>more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
|-
|'''[[Atwater, California|Atwater]]'''
|align="right"|28,168||align="right"|18,410||align="right"|1,225||align="right"|364||align="right"|1,416||align="right"|76||align="right"|5,300||align="right"|1,377||align="right"|14,808
|-
|'''[[Dos Palos, California|Dos Palos]]'''
|align="right"|4,950||align="right"|3,377||align="right"|167||align="right"|62||align="right"|37||align="right"|4||align="right"|1,075||align="right"|228||align="right"|3,075
|-
|'''[[Gustine, California|Gustine]]'''
|align="right"|5,520||align="right"|3,875||align="right"|73||align="right"|54||align="right"|95||align="right"|8||align="right"|1,191||align="right"|224||align="right"|2,769
|-
|'''[[Livingston, California|Livingston]]'''
|align="right"|13,058||align="right"|5,263||align="right"|106||align="right"|348||align="right"|2,223||align="right"|18||align="right"|4,547||align="right"|553||align="right"|9,547
|-
|'''[[Los Banos, California|Los Banos]]'''
|align="right"|35,972||align="right"|20,846||align="right"|1,354||align="right"|512||align="right"|1,162||align="right"|134||align="right"|10,123||align="right"|1,841||align="right"|23,346
|-
|'''[[Merced, California|Merced]]'''
|align="right"|78,958||align="right"|41,177||align="right"|4,958||align="right"|1,153||align="right"|9,342||align="right"|174||align="right"|17,804||align="right"|4,350||align="right"|39,140
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br/>place]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br/>Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br/>more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
|-
|'''[[Ballico, California|Ballico]]'''
|align="right"|406||align="right"|237||align="right"|2||align="right"|3||align="right"|11||align="right"|2||align="right"|128||align="right"|23||align="right"|210
|-
|'''[[Bear Creek, Merced County, California|Bear Creek]]'''
|align="right"|290||align="right"|156||align="right"|4||align="right"|2||align="right"|14||align="right"|0||align="right"|93||align="right"|21||align="right"|170
|-
|'''[[Cressey, California|Cressey]]'''
|align="right"|394||align="right"|253||align="right"|1||align="right"|3||align="right"|15||align="right"|1||align="right"|95||align="right"|26||align="right"|195
|-
|'''[[Delhi, California|Delhi]]'''
|align="right"|10,755||align="right"|5,655||align="right"|118||align="right"|157||align="right"|405||align="right"|30||align="right"|3,930||align="right"|460||align="right"|7,706
|-
|'''[[Dos Palos Y, California|Dos Palos Y]]'''
|align="right"|323||align="right"|225||align="right"|1||align="right"|8||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|82||align="right"|6||align="right"|197
|-
|'''[[El Nido, Merced County, California|El Nido]]'''
|align="right"|330||align="right"|162||align="right"|0||align="right"|7||align="right"|9||align="right"|0||align="right"|147||align="right"|5||align="right"|245
|-
|'''[[Franklin, Merced County, California|Franklin]]'''
|align="right"|6,149||align="right"|3,455||align="right"|273||align="right"|77||align="right"|931||align="right"|12||align="right"|1,072||align="right"|329||align="right"|3,250
|-
|'''[[Hilmar-Irwin, California|Hilmar-Irwin]]'''
|align="right"|5,197||align="right"|4,475||align="right"|15||align="right"|23||align="right"|87||align="right"|1||align="right"|439||align="right"|157||align="right"|916
|-
|'''[[Le Grand, California|Le Grand]]'''
|align="right"|1,659||align="right"|869||align="right"|19||align="right"|35||align="right"|17||align="right"|1||align="right"|659||align="right"|59||align="right"|1,357
|-
|'''[[McSwain, California|McSwain]]'''
|align="right"|4,171||align="right"|3,196||align="right"|56||align="right"|34||align="right"|282||align="right"|9||align="right"|422||align="right"|172||align="right"|1,081
|-
|'''[[Planada, California|Planada]]'''
|align="right"|4,584||align="right"|1,681||align="right"|22||align="right"|23||align="right"|46||align="right"|1||align="right"|2,725||align="right"|86||align="right"|4,347
|-
|'''[[Santa Nella, California|Santa Nella]]'''
|align="right"|1,380||align="right"|832||align="right"|22||align="right"|25||align="right"|31||align="right"|0||align="right"|433||align="right"|37||align="right"|968
|-
|'''[[Snelling, California|Snelling]]'''
|align="right"|231||align="right"|206||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|6||align="right"|0||align="right"|13||align="right"|3||align="right"|33
|-
|'''[[South Dos Palos, California|South Dos Palos]]'''
|align="right"|1,620||align="right"|809||align="right"|135||align="right"|21||align="right"|36||align="right"|10||align="right"|552||align="right"|57||align="right"|1,262
|-
|'''[[Stevinson, California|Stevinson]]'''
|align="right"|313||align="right"|228||align="right"|4||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|73||align="right"|8||align="right"|133
|-
|'''[[Tuttle, California|Tuttle]]'''
|align="right"|103||align="right"|77||align="right"|6||align="right"|0||align="right"|6||align="right"|0||align="right"|9||align="right"|5||align="right"|31
|-
|'''[[University of California, Merced]]'''
|align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Volta, California|Volta]]'''
|align="right"|246||align="right"|201||align="right"|7||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|4||align="right"|29||align="right"|4||align="right"|132
|-
|'''[[Winton, California|Winton]]'''
|align="right"|10,613||align="right"|5,696||align="right"|175||align="right"|140||align="right"|701||align="right"|8||align="right"|3,455||align="right"|438||align="right"|7,566
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''Other<br />[[unincorporated area]]s''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br />Population'''||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]''' ||style="text-align:center;"| '''two or<br />more races''' ||style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''
|-
|All others not CDPs (combined)
|align="right"|40,403||align="right"|27,020||align="right"|1,183||align="right"|419||align="right"|1,962||align="right"|90||align="right"|8,269||align="right"|1,460||align="right"|18,001
|}

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 210,554 people, 63,815 households, and 49,775 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|109|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 68,373 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 56.2% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 6.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 26.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.7% from two or more races. 45.3% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 6.6% were of [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] and 6.0% [[German people|German]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 55.1% spoke [[English language|English]], 35.3% [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 3.2% [[Hmong language|Hmong]], 2.9% [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and 1.0% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] as their first language.

There were 63,815 households, out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.69.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 34.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,532, and the median income for a family was $38,009. Males had a median income of $31,721 versus $23,911 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,257. About 16.9% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2008, according to the Lao Family Community, a nonprofit organization, about 8,000 [[Hmong people|Hmong]] lived in Merced County.<ref>Oppenheim, Jamie. "[http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/03/29/1366628/hmong-youth-not-preserving-traditions.html Hmong youth not preserving traditions, professor says] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608185151/http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/03/29/1366628/hmong-youth-not-preserving-traditions.html |date=June 8, 2010 }}." Monday March 29, 2010. Retrieved on September 20, 2010.</ref>