Merced, CA

Merced Metro Area industry wages have increased by 24.2% percent since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in the Merced Metro Area by a total of 24.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of California and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Merced Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind California, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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The average total wages in all industries in Merced, CA can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 Metro Area wages throughout the US. The average pay is 38.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $45,358. The industry pay was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Merced Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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The Merced Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 196.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Merced has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry felt a gain of 45.1 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Merced outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 28.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (196.0 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (141.9 percent gain)
3. Other financial investment activities (104.0 percent gain)
4. Waste collection (98.0 percent gain)
5. Ship and boat building (82.5 percent gain)

The Merced Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Plastics product manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the it saw a loss of 21.3 percent. The losses in the Plastics product manufacturing industry in Merced outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 9 percent in terms of employees in the Plastics product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Plastics product manufacturing (76.4 percent decline)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (69.2 percent decline)
3. Residential mental health facilities (59.4 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (56.5 percent decline)
5. Other animal production (55.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 7.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in California, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Of the 107 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 45 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 62 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Merced Metro Area

The Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 993 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry make up 29.4 percent of the total job loss in Merced, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (993 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (515 jobs lost)
3. Fruit and tree nut farming (415 jobs lost)
4. Residential mental health facilities (234 jobs lost)
5. Advertising and related services (120 jobs lost)

In the Merced, CA metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 3,910 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Merced Metro Area

The Support activities for crop production industry has added the most employment with 583 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 10.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Merced.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (583 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (383 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (313 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (299 new jobs)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (255 new jobs)

Merced One-Year Industry Employment Change

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The Merced Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 60.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4.6 percent. The losses in the Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry in Merced outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.4 in percent of jobs in the Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (60.3 percent decline)
2. Other schools and instruction (60.2 percent decline)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (49.3 percent decline)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (40.9 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (27.7 percent decline)

The Merced Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Special food services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 106.1 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Merced has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 1.8 percent. The Special food services industry in Merced outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (106.1 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (66.9 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (53.2 percent gain)
4. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (48.8 percent gain)
5. Lessors of real estate (46.8 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2 percent.

In the Merced, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 298 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 115 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 46 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 68 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Merced Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Vegetable and melon farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 441 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Vegetable and melon farming industry makes up 20.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Merced.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (441 new jobs)
2. Support activities for crop production (270 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (127 new jobs)
4. Lessors of real estate (96 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (89 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Merced Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,423 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry make up 53.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Merced, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (1,423 jobs lost)
2. Dairy product manufacturing (176 jobs lost)
3. Fruit and tree nut farming (159 jobs lost)
4. Other crop farming (118 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (58 jobs lost)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Merced, CA

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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.

Demographic Profile for Merced, CA

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The Merced metro area had a total estimated population of 241,706 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 211,661. This growth denotes an increase of 14.2 percent. Merced ranks 11 of 26 MSAs by growth in total population in California and the metro area ranks 80 of 361 metro areas when analyzing total MSA population change across the nation.

The Merced metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised of 36.6 percent White, 3.5 percent African American, 6.2 percent Asian, and 51.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high level of diversity, with 61.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Merced has increased the percent of minority makeup when 56.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

The Census Bureau estimates in 2005 the median age in the Merced metro area to be 28.9 years old. The median in Merced is less than the median in California of 34.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median age, when it was 29.0 years old. With a total of 18.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Merced can be understood as having a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 11 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other metro areas throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

From 2000, a very high number of individuals migrated into the Merced metro area, with 7,236 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into Merced totals 0.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of California. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, the Merced metro area spans a total area of 1929 square miles. The MSA has a medium-low population density of 125 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Sherman-Denison (125 per sq. mile ), Yuba City (127 per sq. mile ), State College (127 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood (124 per sq. mile ), Elizabethtown (124 per sq. mile ), Salinas (124 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Merced

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When comparing areas across the State of California, Merced places 4 of the 26 metro areas in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The MSA stands 47 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

Merced has a very high proportion of high-valued homes. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 16.1 percent of the areas residential property was valued over $500k.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Merced, California. In 2005, only 8.2 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The residential real estate values in Merced, California have increased very sharply from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $194,200, or 174.8 percent, from their 2000 median values of $111,100.

Merced recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $305,300, published by the American Community Survey. This is less than the overall California 2005 home value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Merced, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 77,571 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding all together 7,638 residential structures since 2001, a change of 10.9 percent.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Merced, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employees per establishment in Merced MSA. In the region, the industry averages 102 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 40 and greater than the California typical size of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In Merced, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.7 percent of all the jobs in the Metropolitain Area. This makes up 10,813 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 13.6 and 9.5 percent of all employment.

In Merced, Manufacturing, Other services, except public administration and Management of companies and enterprises industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.54. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.54 times greater than the national average, signifying that Merced may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in the Merced Metro Area, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 21.7 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

A well-paying sector in Merced is the management of companies and enterprises sector paying an annual wage of $50,465. Throughout the MSA since the year 2001, the annual average pay of the industry has grown by 4.3 percent or $2,058. The State of California shows a similar employment climate in the management of companies and enterprises sector, standing near the top of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.

Information in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Merced, moving a total of 260.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of California felt a shift in employment in the industry of -11.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).