Merced County, California
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State Health Department
- California Department of Health Services: 1501 Capitol Avenue Suite 6001, Sacramento
( Sandra Shewry: 916-440-7400 / sshewry@dhs.ca.gov)
Local Health Departments
- Merced County Department of Public Health: 260 E. 15th St., Merced
( John Volanti: 209-381-1200 / jvolanti@co.merced.ca.us)
Population:
- Total Population: 210,554
- Males: 104,457
- Females: 106,097
Ethnicity:
- White: 84,807
- Black/African American: 7,299
- Hispanic: 95,610
- Native American/Eskimo: 1,065
- Asian: 14,209
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 243
- Other: 537
- 2 or more: 6,784
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (105,365)
- Spanish (67,490)
- Miao, Hmong (6,075)
- Portuguese (5,580)
- Panjabi (1,995)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 52,184
- Mexico (36,495)
- Laos (3,885)
- Portugal (3,176)
- Thailand (1,913)
- India (1,629)
- Philippines (947)
- El Salvador (415)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (80,043)
- Southern Baptist Convention (6,263)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (3,032)
- Assemblies of God (2,267)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,106)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Golden Valley Health Center-Planada: , Planada - (209) 382-0253
- Golden Valley Health Center-Los Banos Dental Clini: 821 Texas Avenue, Los Banos - (209) 826-1045
- Golden Valley Health Center- Dos Palos: 1405 California Avenue, Dos Palos - (209) 392-2111
- Golden Valley Health Center- Women's Health: 378 West Olive Avenue, Suite A, Merced - (209) 381-4109
- Golden Valley Health Center-Women's Health: 797 West Childs Avenue, Merced - (209) 383-5871
- Golden Valley Health Center--Merced: 847 West Childs Avenue, Merced - (209) 383-7441
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 72,256
- Sensory: 7,346
- Physical: 15,591
- Mental: 9,713
- Self-care: 5,149
- Go outside home: 16,988
- Employment: 17,967
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 2,218
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 63,815
- Utility gas: 34,647
- Bottled or LP gas: 5,191
- Electricity: 20,821
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 76
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 2,523
- Solar Energy: 22
- Other fuel: 311
- No fuel used: 224
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 119,543
- No vehicle: 12,212
- 1 or more vehicle: 107,331
Education Attainment:
- No School: 8,608
- No High School: 16,576
- Some High School: 17,063
- High School: 27,901
- Some College: 25,632
- Associate's Degree: 8,049
- College Degree: 8,882
- Master's Degree: 2,546
- Professional Degree: 1,182
- Doctoral Degree: 286
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 63,815
- Owners with phone: 37,113
- Owners without phone: 362
- Renters with phone: 24,860
- Renters without phone: 1,480
10 closest counties:
- Stanislaus County, California
- Madera County, California
- Mariposa County, California
- San Benito County, California
- Tuolumne County, California
- San Joaquin County, California
- Calaveras County, California
- Fresno County, California
- Monterey County, California
- Amador County, California
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
93620, 93635, 93661, 93665, 95301, 95303, 95312, 95315, 95317, 95322, 95324, 95333, 95334, 95340, 95341, 95342, 95343, 95344, 95348, 95365, 95369, 95374, 95388
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KABX-FM (97.5 FM) MERCED, CA
- KAMB (101.5 FM) MERCED, CA
- KHPO (106.3 FM) MERCED, CA
- KQLB (106.9 FM) LOS BANOS, CA
- KLLE (107.9 FM) MERCED, CA
- KLBS (1330 AM) LOS BANOS, CA
- KYOS (1480 AM) MERCED, CA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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