COMPARING TWO PLACES
Midpines vs Merced
PLACE A
Midpines, California
VS
PLACE B
Merced, California
Midpines is 100% smaller than Merced. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Merced has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -69%).
MIDPINESMERCEDDIFFERENCE
Total population16099,724−100% vs Merced
Population density374,288−4,252
Population growth-68.5%9.3%−77.9 pts
Median age73.730.0+43.7
Male24.4%49.9%−25.6 pts
Female75.6%50.1%+25.6 pts
Foreign-born6.9%22.1%−15.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.1%21.1%+72.1 pts
Black0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%60.1%−60.1 pts
Asian6.9%9.4%−2.6 pts
Other0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Median household income$65,074$63,122+$1,952
Per capita income$52,189$27,343+$24,846
Poverty rate0.0%23.9%−23.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3150.467−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher55.0%20.2%+34.8 pts
Graduate degree38.1%6.9%+31.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Labor force participation57.5%61.3%−3.8 pts
Median home value$385,700$372,600+$13,100
Median gross rent$853$1,393−$540
Owner-occupied64.8%45.9%+18.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households18.6%52.5%−33.9 pts
Average commute20.928.6−7.8
Worked from home21.7%8.4%+13.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024