COMPARING TWO PLACES
Atwater vs Merced
PLACE A
Atwater, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Merced, California
Atwater is 99% smaller than Merced. Merced earns more, with a median household income $6,655 higher. Merced has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 2%).
ATWATERMERCEDDIFFERENCE
Total population74599,724−99% vs Merced
Population density7124,288−3,577
Population growth2.4%9.3%−7.0 pts
Median age33.530.0+3.5
Male55.0%49.9%+5.1 pts
Female45.0%50.1%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%22.1%−22.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.1%21.1%+69.0 pts
Black0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%60.1%−60.1 pts
Asian0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Other9.9%4.8%+5.2 pts
Median household income$56,467$63,122−$6,655
Per capita income$26,595$27,343−$748
Poverty rate4.4%23.9%−19.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3460.467−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%20.2%−9.8 pts
Graduate degree2.8%6.9%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%11.3%−8.6 pts
Labor force participation75.1%61.3%+13.8 pts
Median home value$130,400$372,600−$242,200
Median gross rent$791$1,393−$602
Owner-occupied65.2%45.9%+19.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%6.1%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households15.9%52.5%−36.6 pts
Average commute37.028.6+8.3
Worked from home4.5%8.4%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured2.6%7.6%−5.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024