Income and Poverty in Merced, CA
As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in the Merced, CA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 26.3 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Merced, experiencing a 32.5 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.
Contrasted against to other Metropolitan Areas throughout the US, the Merced metro area may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 21.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 38.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Merced, accounting 30.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.
The poverty rate in the Merced, CA Metro has declined by 3.6 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 21.7 percent to 18.1 percent.
Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Merced metro area was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $41,572 (2005 Dollars). This median is 33.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the median is 18.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.
The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Merced had a median household income level of $36,228, this was 12.9 percent less than the median income level in this area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $35,685. This household income level is 14.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 28.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $29,781. Hispanic in Merced, CA reported a median household income of $34,964, this median is 15.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Merced, CA White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,775 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 10.1 percent greater than the median in 2000.
The areas median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $40,281, representing a 3.1 percent decline. The Merced, CA MSA, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 3 of 7 metro area in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. Merced ranks 209 of 233 metro area when comparing the decline in median income level for the United States.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
Contrasted against to other Metropolitan Areas throughout the US, the Merced metro area may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 21.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 38.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Merced, accounting 30.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.
The poverty rate in the Merced, CA Metro has declined by 3.6 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 21.7 percent to 18.1 percent.
Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Merced metro area was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $41,572 (2005 Dollars). This median is 33.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the median is 18.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.
The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Merced had a median household income level of $36,228, this was 12.9 percent less than the median income level in this area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $35,685. This household income level is 14.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 28.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $29,781. Hispanic in Merced, CA reported a median household income of $34,964, this median is 15.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Merced, CA White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,775 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 10.1 percent greater than the median in 2000.
The areas median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $40,281, representing a 3.1 percent decline. The Merced, CA MSA, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 3 of 7 metro area in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. Merced ranks 209 of 233 metro area when comparing the decline in median income level for the United States.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
