Census tract · Merced County

Census Tract 25, Merced County, California

Census Tract 25, GEOID 06047002500, in Merced County, California, partly within Snelling and Merced. 2,470 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±307); the 2020 Census counted 2,197.

Residents, 2020-2024

2,470

±307 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,197

Median household income

$107,900

±$17,773 (90% margin)
Merced County: $65,510

Median home value

$785,000

±$95,826 (90% margin)
Merced County: $391,800

Median gross rent

$1,090

±$182 (90% margin)
Merced County: $1,343

Where is Census Tract 25?

Census Tract 25 is one of 63 census tracts in Merced County, California. It covers 199.52 square miles of land, 11 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 06047002500, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 25 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Snelling6%
Merced4%
Census Tract 25 (marked with a dot) in Merced County, California. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
1.011.0222.015.0319.0129.01 25 10 mi
Census Tract 25 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Merced County.

12 census tracts border Census Tract 25: Tract 1.01 in Mariposa County ($60,536), Tract 1.02 in Mariposa County ($78,264), Tract 2 in Mariposa County ($75,459), Tract 2.01 ($91,250), Tract 5.03 ($87,656), Tract 9.04 ($85,121), Tract 10.07 ($86,691), Tract 10.08 ($131,762), Tract 18.01 ($81,850), Tract 19.01 ($48,690), Tract 29.01 in Stanislaus County ($96,071) and Tract 36.07 in Stanislaus County ($111,667). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 25?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 25's population at 2,470 (±307) in 764 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,197 residents and 810 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 25Merced CountyCalifornia
Total population 2,470 ±307 290,201 39,287,377
Households 764 ±75 86,055 13,548,091
Average household size 3.23 ±0.36 3.32 2.84
Housing units 859 ±79 90,872 14,644,735

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 25?

The median resident of Census Tract 25 is 36.8 years old; 31.0% are under 18 and 14.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 45.2%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 44.7%. 20.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 25Merced CountyCalifornia
Median age 36.8 ±7.1 31.8 37.9
Under 18 years 31.0% ±5.9 pts 28.7% 22.0%
65 years and over 14.1% ±3.5 pts 11.7% 15.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45.2% ±6.9 pts 63.4% 40.2%
White alone, not Hispanic 44.7% ±6.9 pts 23.2% 33.8%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.8% ±0.7 pts 2.6% 5.2%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 5.6% ±3.3 pts 7.1% 15.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.7 pts 0.2% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.7 pts 0.2% 0.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.2% ±2.1 pts 2.9% 4.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.5% ±0.8 pts 0.4% 0.6%
Born outside the United States 20.3% ±4.6 pts 25.6% 27.0%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 40.8% ±6.3 pts 52.7% 44.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 4.9% ±2.2 pts 3.6% 4.3%
With a disability 13.5% ±4.3 pts 12.5% 11.6%
No health insurance coverage 13.1% ±5.4 pts 8.1% 6.6%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 78.2% ±7.3 pts 72.3% 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 25.9% ±6.1 pts 15.3% 37.1%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 12.2% ±3.9 pts 4.7% 14.4%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 92.0% ±4.6 pts 89.9% 89.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 25 earn?

Half of the 764 households in Census Tract 25 earn less than $107,900 a year (±$17,773), against $65,510 across Merced County: 5th highest of the county's 62 tracts with a reliable estimate. 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 25Merced CountyCalifornia
Median household income $107,900 ±$17,773 $65,510 $99,122
Mean household income $179,984 ±$39,583 $87,781 $140,436
Per capita income $57,471 ±$13,411 $28,030 $49,513
People below the poverty line 6.5% ±3.1 pts 19.1% 12.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 7.1% ±7.0 pts 26.5% 15.0%
Households receiving SNAP 12.2% ±6.3 pts 21.0% 12.4%
Households with a computer 98.7% ±1.9 pts 91.4% 96.9%
Households with a broadband subscription 94.8% ±3.4 pts 88.4% 93.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 25?

Owners occupy 65.1% of Census Tract 25's occupied homes and renters 34.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $785,000 by its owner (±$95,826). The median renter pays $1,090 a month including utilities, and 40.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 25Merced CountyCalifornia
Median home value (owner-occupied) $785,000 ±$95,826 $391,800 $734,700
Median gross rent $1,090 ±$182 $1,343 $2,036
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 40.2% ±19.1 pts 42.5% 46.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $3,180 ±$157 $1,915 $2,946
Owner-occupied homes 65.1% ±9.3 pts 54.0% 55.9%
Renter-occupied homes 34.9% ±9.3 pts 46.0% 44.1%
Housing units 859 ±79 90,872 14,644,735
Single-family detached homes 81.5% ±6.2 pts 74.3% 57.0%
Mobile homes 16.1% ±6.1 pts 6.2% 3.5%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±4.8 pts 2.1% 1.3%
Built 2010 to 2019 1.7% ±1.6 pts 6.7% 6.5%
Built 1939 or earlier 10.4% ±6.0 pts 4.4% 8.9%
Households with no vehicle 3.4% ±3.9 pts 7.3% 7.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 25 get to work?

63.2% of Census Tract 25's workers drive alone and 14.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 21.4 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 11.9%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 25Merced CountyCalifornia
In the labor force (age 16+) 57.9% ±5.5 pts 59.2% 63.8%
Unemployment rate 11.9% ±5.0 pts 10.6% 6.6%
Drove alone to work 63.2% ±10.4 pts 76.0% 65.7%
Carpooled 11.5% ±7.3 pts 10.5% 9.5%
Public transportation 0.0% ±4.3 pts 0.5% 2.9%
Walked 11.0% ±7.6 pts 2.4% 2.4%
Worked from home 14.2% ±6.7 pts 6.6% 17.2%
Mean travel time to work 21.4 min ±3.4 31.3 min 28.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 25 compare with the other tracts in Merced County?

Among Merced County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 25 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 25's rank among the tracts of Merced County
MeasureIn Merced County
Population55th of 63
Residents per square mile61st of 63
Median household income5th of 62
Per capita income2nd of 63
Median home value1st of 60
Median gross rent54th of 62
Poverty rate50th of 53
Bachelor's degree or higher7th of 57
Median age12th of 63
Owner-occupied share16th of 62

The tracts next to it on Merced County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 26.022nd$129,583±$25,020 · within the margin of this tract4,689
Tract 7.023rd$120,833±$25,125 · within the margin of this tract6,487
Tract 26.014th$112,519±$19,436 · within the margin of this tract3,125
Tract 255th$107,900±$17,7732,470
Tract 22.046th$95,123±$19,162 · within the margin of this tract7,070
Tract 2.017th$91,250±$32,111 · within the margin of this tract3,273
Tract 2.028th$89,659±$22,183 · within the margin of this tract2,140

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 25?

1 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 25 on this page carries a coefficient of variation over 40% and is marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

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

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections