COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buck Meadows vs Merced
PLACE A
Buck Meadows, California
VS
PLACE B
Merced, California
Buck Meadows is 100% smaller than Merced. Merced has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -32%).
BUCK MEADOWSMERCEDDIFFERENCE
Total population099,724−100% vs Merced
Population density04,288−4,288
Population growth-32.3%9.3%−41.6 pts
Median age40.530.0+10.5
Male100.0%49.9%+50.1 pts
Female0.0%50.1%−50.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%22.1%−22.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.6%21.1%+26.6 pts
Black0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.8%60.1%−36.3 pts
Asian9.5%9.4%+0.1 pts
Other0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Median household income–$63,122–
Per capita income$25,829$27,343−$1,514
Poverty rate0.0%23.9%−23.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1410.467−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%20.2%−20.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Labor force participation0.0%61.3%−61.3 pts
Median home value–$372,600–
Median gross rent–$1,393–
Owner-occupied45.5%45.9%−0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.5%−52.5 pts
Average commute7.028.6−21.6
Worked from home0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024