Census tracts · Merced, CA

Census tracts in Merced, California

21 census tracts lie mostly within Merced, and 3 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $34,697 in Tract 15.03 to $131,762 in Tract 10.08, against $63,122 for Merced as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Merced earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Merced and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 10.08 $131,762
Tract 26.01 $112,519
Tract 10.07 $86,691
Tract 12 $85,298
Tract 18.01 $81,850
Tract 13.02 $43,065
Tract 13.01 $42,600
Tract 16.01 $40,324
Tract 14.01 $38,359
Tract 15.03 $34,697

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Merced

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Merced.

Census tracts in or partly in Merced, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Merced (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 10.0406047001004	0.9 mi north	Merced County	3,807±430	$54,650	$437,200	$1,328	100%
Tract 10.0606047001006	1.7 mi north	Merced County	4,742±637	$71,472	$411,400	$1,697	100%
Tract 11.0106047001101	1.7 mi northeast	Merced County	6,240±853	$81,469	$378,000	$1,603	100%
Tract 13.0106047001301	0.8 mi west	Merced County	3,524±560	$42,600	$283,000	$1,316	100%
Tract 13.0206047001302	at the center point	Merced County	3,121±486	$43,065	$330,400	$1,106	100%
Tract 15.0206047001502	1.1 mi southwest	Merced County	2,363±316	$43,188	$321,100	$1,298	100%
Tract 15.0306047001503	1.5 mi southwest	Merced County	5,488±988	$34,697	$210,600	$1,033	100%
Tract 10.0706047001007	3.1 mi north	Merced County	5,575±679	$86,691	$453,700	$2,467	98%
Tract 16.0106047001601	1.0 mi south	Merced County	5,067±754	$40,324	not published	$1,102	95%
Tract 10.0306047001003	1.4 mi northwest	Merced County	4,855±668	$55,380	$302,100	$1,389	93%
Tract 14.0106047001401	0.9 mi southeast	Merced County	3,686±440	$38,359	$302,900	$1,260	93%
Tract 1706047001700	2.2 mi southeast	Merced County	7,387±787	$52,944	$312,900	$1,423	90%
Tract 10.0806047001008	2.6 mi northwest	Merced County	8,044±1,153	$131,762	$458,900	$2,219	82%
Tract 10.0506047001005	2.0 mi west	Merced County	2,297±390	$46,882	not published	$1,446	81%
Tract 16.0306047001603	2.0 mi southwest	Merced County	4,152±783	$60,127	$352,800	$1,398	80%
Tract 14.0206047001402	1.9 mi east	Merced County	4,622±834	$63,958	$355,200	$1,127	73%
Tract 16.0406047001604	1.9 mi south	Merced County	4,425±616	$66,583	$338,200	$1,565	73%
Tract 15.0106047001501	2.2 mi southwest	Merced County	2,815±351	$80,625	$323,100	$1,658	72%
Tract 26.0106047002601	4.9 mi southeast	Merced County	3,125±438	$112,519	$414,000	$2,250	57%
Tract 1206047001200	1.8 mi east	Merced County	5,464±898	$85,298	$411,800	$1,581	51%
Tract 18.0106047001801	3.4 mi northeast	Merced County	4,674±585	$81,850	$533,400	$1,616	50%
Tract 26.0206047002602	3.9 mi east	Merced County	4,689±837	$129,583	$474,900	$2,145	46%
Tract 2506047002500	13 mi north	Merced County	2,470±307	$107,900	$785,000	$1,090	4%
Tract 9.0106047000901	8.7 mi southwest	Merced County	3,482±397	$61,432	$473,100	$1,137	3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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