COMPARING TWO PLACES
Winton vs Merced
PLACE A
Winton, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Merced, California
Winton is 99% smaller than Merced. Merced earns more, with a median household income $15,086 higher. Merced has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -18%).
WINTONMERCEDDIFFERENCE
Total population59299,724−99% vs Merced
Population density7044,288−3,585
Population growth-18.2%9.3%−27.5 pts
Median age42.130.0+12.1
Male50.8%49.9%+0.8 pts
Female49.2%50.1%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born7.9%22.1%−14.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.0%21.1%+7.9 pts
Black57.3%4.6%+52.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.9%60.1%−51.2 pts
Asian0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Other4.7%4.8%−0.0 pts
Median household income$48,036$63,122−$15,086
Per capita income$29,394$27,343+$2,051
Poverty rate24.1%23.9%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4980.467+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%20.2%−8.5 pts
Graduate degree4.2%6.9%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate13.6%11.3%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation50.7%61.3%−10.6 pts
Median home value$86,100$372,600−$286,500
Median gross rent$843$1,393−$550
Owner-occupied50.6%45.9%+4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.4%6.1%+23.4 pts
Rent-burdened households35.2%52.5%−17.2 pts
Average commute20.528.6−8.2
Worked from home0.9%8.4%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured14.5%7.6%+6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025