Metro area · CBSA 32900
Merced
The Merced, CA metro area has 290,201 people. Median rent is $1,343, 24.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Merced County at $1,517. Of the 16 places we track here, Santa Nella has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$65,510
Median home value
$391,800
Unemployment
10.6%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,517
HUD, Merced County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced | 91,953 | $1,393 | 26.5% |
| Los Banos | 47,593 | $1,557 | 27.4% |
| Atwater | 32,162 | $1,279 | 23.8% |
| Livingston | 14,606 | $1,315 | 21.2% |
| Winton | 11,797 | $1,156 | 24.3% |
| Delhi | 11,009 | $1,274 | 22.6% |
| Franklin | 7,392 | $1,399 | 28.8% |
| Gustine | 6,133 | $1,395 | 28.1% |
| Hilmar-Irwin | 6,132 | $1,536 | 23.1% |
| McSwain | 5,783 | $1,516 | 13.1% |
| Dos Palos | 5,765 | $1,125 | 31.9% |
| Planada | 3,506 | $1,036 | 29.1% |
| Santa Nella | 2,107 | $927 | 11.2% |
| Le Grand | 1,636 | $866 | 22.6% |
| South Dos Palos | 1,102 | $1,585 | 29.0% |
| El Nido | 510 | $950 | 20.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.