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Merced, California

A city-market profile built from 4 primary-city ZIP areas representing an estimated 112,968 residents.

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Follow Your Heart Index | National #846 of 129157.1Official whole-life balance across all five components
Partner Availability | National #8090.2100.0% coverage
Settlement Feasibility | National #123936.6100.0% coverage
Economic Capacity | National #112957.4100.0% coverage
Relationship Environment | National #17342.6100.0% coverage
Opportunity Strength | National #113051.7100.0% coverage

Population by life stage

Under 1832,650 | 28.9%
18 to 2413,691 | 12.1%
25 to 3418,401 | 16.3%
35 to 5424,722 | 21.9%
55 to 6410,904 | 9.7%
65 and older12,600 | 11.2%

Marital landscape

Married33,411 | 37.9%
Never married40,089 | 45.5%
Divorced8,084 | 9.2%
Separated1,808 | 2.1%
Widowed4,700 | 5.3%

Race and broad ethnicity

Race and Hispanic ethnicity are separate Census concepts and may overlap. Values provide community context, not relationship quality.

White28,688 | 25.4%
Black or African American5,378 | 4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native940 | 0.8%
Asian11,740 | 10.4%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander468 | 0.4%
Hispanic or Latino66,094 | 58.5%

Ethnicity and heritage communities

These are the leading reported heritage communities among contributing ZIPs. The Census source calls them ancestry responses, and people may report more than one.

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Economic, housing and mobility context

Median household income$71,907
Employment rate53.0%
Typical home value$393,047
Typical rent$1,854
Mortgage access63.6
Migration opportunityNot published
Commute under 30 minutes68.8%
Poverty rate22.6%

ZIP areas in this city market

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ZIPHeart IndexPartnerSettlementEconomicRelationshipOpportunity
9534059.689.239.160.941.660.8
9534153.691.432.152.143.841.7
9534858.191.038.559.042.752.5
9536947.660.736.463.040.039.6