Merced, California Population History 1990 - 2017

Latest Data (2017)
Population 83,081
Nationwide Rank 406

Quick Facts

Merced, California is the 406th largest city in the United States as of 2017.

Merced, California is a city.

Merced, California is as large as it has ever been. In 2017 Merced had its largest population ever.

Merced, California is growing somewhat quickly. It is growing faster than 64% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

Merced, California Border Map

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US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2017
396 Largo, Florida 84,754 13.7%
397 Mission, Texas 84,424 81.8%
398 St. George, Utah 84,405 68.2%
399 Conroe, Texas 84,378 116.7%
400 Johns Creek, Georgia 84,350 39.0%
401 Lake Forest, California 84,293 10.8%
402 Avondale, Arizona 84,025 125.5%
403 Bryan, Texas 84,021 27.4%
404 Troy, Michigan 83,813 3.4%
405 Santa Fe, New Mexico 83,776 32.3%
406 Merced, California 83,081 28.5%
407 Buena Park, California 83,015 6.3%
408 Pleasanton, California 83,007 29.1%
409 Cicero, Illinois 82,552 -3.4%
410 Sioux City, Iowa 82,514 -2.8%
411 Melbourne, Florida 82,011 12.1%
412 Medford, Oregon 81,780 23.3%
413 Westland, Michigan 81,747 -5.7%
414 Kennewick, Washington 81,607 37.3%
415 Longview, Texas 81,522 11.7%
416 Mountain View, California 81,438 15.2%

Similarly Sized Cities In California

US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2017
159 Hayward 160,500 13.8%
160 Lancaster 160,316 34.5%
162 Salinas 157,596 9.8%
163 Palmdale 157,519 34.0%
166 Sunnyvale 153,656 16.5%
170 Pomona 152,939 3.2%
173 Escondido 151,969 13.1%
178 Torrance 146,758 6.1%
186 Pasadena 142,647 6.0%
187 Orange 140,560 8.1%
188 Fullerton 140,392 10.9%
199 Roseville 135,329 66.4%
206 Visalia 133,010 39.1%
213 Concord 129,783 6.1%
214 Thousand Oaks 128,995 9.8%
216 Santa Clara 127,134 24.1%
217 Simi Valley 126,878 13.3%
224 Victorville 122,441 89.7%
226 Berkeley 122,324 18.7%
227 Vallejo 122,105 4.0%
242 Fairfield 116,266 20.0%
243 El Monte 116,109 0.0%
246 Carlsbad 115,330 45.2%
248 Temecula 114,327 66.4%
250 Costa Mesa 113,825 3.9%
254 Murrieta 113,326 118.7%
255 Downey 113,092 5.2%
259 Antioch 111,674 21.9%
267 San Buenaventura (Ventura) 110,790 9.4%
268 Inglewood 110,598 -1.8%
273 Richmond 110,040 10.4%
274 Clovis 109,691 56.8%
279 West Covina 107,598 2.1%
281 Daly City 107,074 3.3%
282 Santa Maria 107,014 37.0%
285 Norwalk 106,084 1.4%
286 Jurupa Valley 106,028
293 Burbank 104,834 4.3%
294 San Mateo 104,748 12.9%
296 El Cajon 103,894 9.2%
297 Rialto 103,562 11.5%
301 Vista 101,568 12.9%
307 Vacaville 100,032 11.8%
315 Compton 97,612 4.2%
322 San Marcos 96,198 72.1%
325 Mission Viejo 96,016 2.5%
328 South Gate 95,430 -1.1%
330 Hesperia 94,859 50.4%
344 Chico 93,293 21.0%
345 Carson 92,735 3.0%
347 Santa Monica 92,306 9.4%
350 Santa Barbara 92,101 2.8%
355 Redding 91,794 12.7%
356 Westminster 91,564 3.7%
357 Tracy 90,889 56.5%
359 Menifee 90,595 111.7%
360 San Leandro 90,553 13.5%
361 Livermore 90,295 22.1%
364 Chino 89,797 28.2%
365 Indio 89,793 78.4%
375 Citrus Heights 87,931 2.9%
376 Hawthorne 87,854 4.3%
381 Whittier 86,838 3.5%
382 Redwood City 86,685 14.8%
386 Newport Beach 86,160 9.0%
389 Alhambra 85,396 0.2%
392 Hemet 85,160 43.3%
401 Lake Forest 84,293 10.8%
406 Merced 83,081 28.5%
407 Buena Park 83,015 6.3%
408 Pleasanton 83,007 29.1%
416 Mountain View 81,438 15.2%
421 Lakewood 80,967 1.9%
426 Tustin 80,498 18.8%
427 Chino Hills 80,374 19.3%
432 Napa 79,774 9.4%
435 Manteca 79,268 57.2%
436 Alameda 79,177 9.2%
441 Milpitas 78,106 24.2%
442 Folsom 78,038 48.0%
444 Perris 77,879 113.9%
445 Bellflower 77,772 6.5%
450 Upland 76,999 11.8%
458 Baldwin Park 76,402 0.5%
461 San Ramon 75,931 69.0%
468 Union City 75,343 11.6%
479 Rancho Cordova 73,563 36.9%
480 Turlock 73,556 29.1%
484 Apple Valley 73,077 33.8%
493 Pittsburg 72,141 26.1%
498 Redlands 71,554 11.8%
503 Lynwood 71,099 1.6%
513 Walnut Creek 69,773 8.0%
515 Davis 68,986 16.6%
528 Yorba Linda 68,229 15.4%
533 Redondo Beach 67,908 6.9%
534 Camarillo 67,845 17.9%
537 South San Francisco 67,429 11.2%
539 Palo Alto 67,178 14.6%
543 Yuba City 66,860 30.8%
549 Lake Elsinore 66,411 126.8%
551 Laguna Niguel 66,334 5.5%
554 Lodi 65,884 14.5%
561 Madera 65,508 49.9%
564 San Clemente 65,267 29.0%
565 Santa Cruz 65,021 16.3%
568 Rocklin 64,838 74.0%
577 Tulare 63,855 39.1%
582 Pico Rivera 63,522 0.0%
584 Eastvale 63,211
586 Montebello 63,192 1.5%
587 Encinitas 63,184 8.6%
593 La Habra 62,466 5.0%
595 Brentwood 62,433 152.4%
605 National City 61,363 12.9%
611 Monterey Park 61,044 1.4%
613 Dublin 60,939 98.8%
614 Petaluma 60,870 11.0%
615 Cupertino 60,777 15.4%
620 Gardena 60,224 3.9%
623 La Mesa 60,021 9.5%
624 Woodland 60,012 20.6%
636 Porterville 59,145 28.7%
640 San Rafael 59,070 5.2%
644 Huntington Park 58,822 -4.2%
645 Arcadia 58,799 10.5%
650 Santee 58,113 9.5%
655 Gilroy 57,664 38.2%
666 Diamond Bar 56,665 0.4%
669 Hanford 56,499 34.6%
670 Fountain Valley 56,313 2.3%
677 Novato 55,980 17.1%
685 Highland 55,342 23.3%
693 Paramount 54,909 -0.8%
696 Colton 54,828 14.1%
699 Cathedral City 54,596 27.0%
700 Rosemead 54,554 1.7%
710 Watsonville 54,098 16.2%
716 Yucaipa 53,683 29.5%
720 West Sacramento 53,512 66.9%
726 Delano 53,138 33.7%
731 Palm Desert 52,932 18.6%
736 Glendora 52,445 5.9%
740 Placentia 52,157 11.7%
744 Aliso Viejo 51,671 29.1%
756 Cerritos 51,020 -1.0%
765 Poway 50,041 3.7%
767 Azusa 49,864 11.2%
784 La Mirada 49,095 4.6%
785 Cypress 49,064 5.2%
792 Rancho Santa Margarita 48,793 3.7%
795 Ceres 48,697 39.7%
798 Covina 48,462 3.2%
803 San Jacinto 48,254 101.9%
804 Palm Springs 48,142 12.0%
812 Lincoln 47,674 305.9%
817 San Luis Obispo 47,541 7.1%
818 Newark 47,531 11.4%
828 Beaumont 46,967 311.3%
845 Coachella 45,443 98.7%
850 Morgan Hill 45,037 31.8%
853 Danville 44,786 7.2%
861 El Centro 44,364 16.3%
874 Lompoc 43,542 5.6%
880 San Bruno 43,299 7.8%
889 Rohnert Park 42,838 3.5%
892 Brea 42,777 20.3%
893 Bell Gardens 42,747 -3.1%
902 Rancho Palos Verdes 42,364 2.7%
914 Oakley 41,714 61.3%
919 Campbell 41,544 6.7%

Demographics

Population History

Year Population Rank in US
2017 83,081 406
2016 82,594 407
2015 82,436 403
2014 81,743 401
2013 81,102 400
2012 80,793 396
2011 80,009 397
2010 78,958 395
2009 76,273 403
2008 76,280 400
2007 76,028 399
2006 74,533 401
2005 72,677 410
2004 71,599 412
2003 69,089 422
2002 68,048 426
2001 66,086 438
2000 64,654 439
1990 56,673 434