Merced, California

Merced is a city in Merced County, California, United States. As of 2020, 86,333 people lived there.^[6] Merced is the county seat of Merced County in the San Joaquin Valley of California.^[7] Merced has the first research university built in the 21st century, University of California, Merced. UC Merced is the newest school in the University of California system.^[8]

Merced, California
City
Merced Theatre
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Location in Merced County
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Coordinates: 37°18′N 120°29′W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Merced
Incorporated	April 1, 1889[1]
Government
• State senator	Anna Caballero (D)[2]
• Assemblymember	Esmeralda Soria (D)[2]
• U.S. rep.	Adam Gray (D)[3]
Area [4]
• Total	23.25 sq mi (60.2 km2)
• Land	23.25 sq mi (60.2 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)  0%
Elevation [5]	171 ft (52 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• Total	86,333
• Density	3,712.61/sq mi (1,433.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	95340–95341, 95344, 95348
Area code	209
FIPS code	06-46898
GNIS feature IDs	1659751, 2411080
Website	www.cityofmerced.gov

Government

Merced runs off of the Council-Manager form of government.

Economy

Employment

The unemployment rate in Merced as of June 2014 is 14.10%. The average per capita income in Merced is $17,331 while the median household income is $38,253. Sales tax in Merced is 8% while the income tax is 6%.^[9]

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	County of Merced	1,980
2	AT&T	1,200
3	Merced College	800
4	Quad Graphics	700
5	University of California, Merced	500
6	City of Merced	480
7	Scholle Corporation	370
8	Walmart	290
9	McLane Pacific	250
10	SaveMart Distribution Center	230

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