| ECONOMY | Merced, California | United States |
| | 8.4% | 3.7% |
| | 2.5% | 1.6% |
| | 30.7% | 33.5% |
| | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| | 8.0% | 4.6% |
| | $20,120 | $31,177 |
| | $46,338 | $57,652 |
| | $49,971 | $70,850 |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| | 13.5% | 1.3% |
| | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| | 11.6% | 10.4% |
| | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| | 2.2% | 4.7% |
| | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| | 2.4% | 6.7% |
| | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| | 10.4% | 9.3% |
| | 11.9% | 13.8% |
| | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| | 6.3% | 7.4% |
| | 4.0% | 4.9% |
| | 4.0% | 4.8% |