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Compare Seal Beach to Merced

This post compares Seal Beach, 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 Seal Beach (city) Merced (city)
Population 24,510 82,008
Income (median) $76,405 $38,635
Home Value (median) $338,100 $185,700
White 80% 53%
Black 1% 5%
Asian 10% 12%
With Kids 13% 43%
Age (median) 58 29
Rentals 24% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Seal Beach or Merced?
A: Seal Beach has a much smaller population count than Merced: 24510 compared with 82008 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Seal Beach or Merced?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Seal Beach.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Merced does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 24% for Seal Beach versus 60% for Merced.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Seal Beach may include: Palm-Springs, Palm-Desert, and Walnut-Creek.

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

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