COMPARING TWO PLACES
Planada vs Merced
PLACE A
Planada, California
VS
PLACE B
Merced, California
Planada is 96% smaller than Merced. Merced earns more, with a median household income $20,395 higher. Merced has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -9%).
PLANADAMERCEDDIFFERENCE
Total population3,50699,724−96% vs Merced
Population density2,0144,288−2,275
Population growth-9.2%9.3%−18.5 pts
Median age34.030.0+4.0
Male54.5%49.9%+4.5 pts
Female45.5%50.1%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born44.2%22.1%+22.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.5%21.1%−19.5 pts
Black0.7%4.6%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino97.7%60.1%+37.6 pts
Asian0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Other0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Median household income$42,727$63,122−$20,395
Per capita income$21,606$27,343−$5,737
Poverty rate21.4%23.9%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.467Even
Bachelor's degree or higher2.2%20.2%−18.0 pts
Graduate degree0.4%6.9%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%11.3%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation53.0%61.3%−8.4 pts
Median home value$266,400$372,600−$106,200
Median gross rent$1,036$1,393−$357
Owner-occupied49.6%45.9%+3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.4%6.1%−2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households46.4%52.5%−6.1 pts
Average commute26.328.6−2.3
Worked from home2.9%8.4%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work2.5%0.8%+1.7 pts
Uninsured17.1%7.6%+9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024