Last official estimated population of Merced County was 256,731 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.081% of total US population and 0.7% of total California state population. Area of Merced County is 1,978.5 mi² (=5124.3 km²), in this year population density was 129.76 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.09%/yr), Merced County population in 2023 would be 258,854 [0].
Historical population of Merced County for period 1860-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1860-1870] +9.42 %/yr
[1870-1880] +7.26 %/yr
[1880-1890] +3.64 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.32 %/yr
[1900-1910] +5.1 %/yr
[1910-1920] +4.96 %/yr
[1920-1930] +4.1 %/yr
[1930-1940] +2.49 %/yr
[1940-1950] +4.03 %/yr
[1950-1960] +2.63 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.47 %/yr
[1970-1980] +2.55 %/yr
[1980-1990] +2.86 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.7 %/yr
[2000-2005] +2.81 %/yr
[2005-2010] +1.07 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.09 %/yr
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Population of Merced County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 10920 | 10555 | 21,475 |
| 5 to 9 | 11666 | 11063 | 22,729 |
| 10 to 14 | 11425 | 11038 | 22,463 |
| 15 to 19 | 11845 | 10951 | 22,796 |
| 20 to 24 | 11491 | 10543 | 22,034 |
| 25 to 29 | 10139 | 9187 | 19,326 |
| 30 to 34 | 9447 | 8652 | 18,099 |
| 35 to 39 | 8416 | 8186 | 16,602 |
| 40 to 44 | 8079 | 8010 | 16,089 |
| 45 to 49 | 7979 | 7653 | 15,632 |
| 50 to 54 | 7814 | 7883 | 15,697 |
| 55 to 59 | 7111 | 7002 | 14,113 |
| 60 to 64 | 5623 | 5838 | 11,461 |
| 65 to 69 | 4538 | 4807 | 9,345 |
| 70 to 74 | 3160 | 3580 | 6,740 |
| 75 to 79 | 2160 | 2636 | 4,796 |
| 80 to 84 | 1451 | 2004 | 3,455 |
| 85+ | 1293 | 2208 | 3,501 |
Merced County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 113472 | 111786 | 225,258 |
| WA | 110091 | 108191 | 218,282 |
| H | 78149 | 75012 | 153,161 |
| HWAC | 72777 | 69817 | 142,594 |
| HWA | 71352 | 68307 | 139,659 |
| NH | 56408 | 56784 | 113,192 |
| NHWAC | 40695 | 41969 | 82,664 |
| NHWA | 38739 | 39884 | 78,623 |
| AAC | 12370 | 12164 | 24,534 |
| NHAAC | 11063 | 10823 | 21,886 |
| AA | 10858 | 10586 | 21,444 |
| NHAA | 10002 | 9731 | 19,733 |
| BAC | 6986 | 6613 | 13,599 |
| BA | 5768 | 5290 | 11,058 |
| NHBAC | 5273 | 4795 | 10,068 |
| IAC | 4939 | 4773 | 9,712 |
| NHBA | 4512 | 3952 | 8,464 |
| TOM | 3867 | 4116 | 7,983 |
| HIAC | 3692 | 3498 | 7,190 |
| IA | 3414 | 3158 | 6,572 |
| HIA | 2812 | 2594 | 5,406 |
| NHTOM | 2251 | 2413 | 4,664 |
| HBAC | 1713 | 1818 | 3,531 |
| HTOM | 1616 | 1703 | 3,319 |
| HAAC | 1307 | 1341 | 2,648 |
| HBA | 1256 | 1338 | 2,594 |
| NHIAC | 1247 | 1275 | 2,522 |
| NAC | 989 | 901 | 1,890 |
| HAA | 856 | 855 | 1,711 |
| NHIA | 602 | 564 | 1,166 |
| NHNAC | 582 | 516 | 1,098 |
| NA | 559 | 455 | 1,014 |
| HNAC | 407 | 385 | 792 |
| NHNA | 302 | 240 | 542 |
| HNA | 257 | 215 | 472 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
*Mariposa California Notes
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