University of California-Merced is home to 724 people in California. The median age is 19.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 0% of adults. People stay put here: 20% were in the same home a year ago. The population has fallen 18% since 2023. Density works out to 1,110 people per square mile.
At a glance
Younger
median age 19.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Unique to this place
What stands out about University of California-Merced
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Over time
University of California-Merced, decade by decade
University of California-Merced population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
0
–
–
–
–
2020
0
–
–
–
–
2024
724
–
–
0.0%
74.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
