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Compare Menlo Park to Merced

This post compares Menlo Park, California to Merced, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Menlo Park (city) Merced (city)
Population 33,661 82,008
Income (median) $106,944 $38,635
Home Value (median) $1,764,600 $185,700
White 68% 53%
Black 4% 5%
Asian 13% 12%
With Kids 36% 43%
Age (median) 37 29
Rentals 41% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Menlo Park or Merced?
A: Menlo Park has a much smaller population count than Merced: 33661 compared with 82008 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Menlo Park or in Merced?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Menlo Park.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Menlo Park or Merced?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Menlo Park.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Merced does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Menlo Park versus 60% for Merced.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Menlo Park may include: Burlingame, Manhattan-Beach, and Palo-Alto.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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