Homeownership Rate in Merced County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
54.0%
Rank #3,124/3,222 · #54 in CA
3th
Merced 54.0%
CA 55.9% -3.3%
US 64.4% -16.1%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Merced County's homeownership rate of 54.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Merced County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,121 | Shelby County, TN | 54.1% |
| #3,122 | Alachua County, FL | 54.1% |
| #3,123 | Champaign County, IL | 54.0% |
| #3,124 | Merced County, CA | 54.0% |
| #3,125 | Monroe County, IN | 54.0% |
| #3,126 | Franklin city, VA | 53.9% |
| #3,127 | Lexington city, VA | 53.8% |
About Homeownership Rate
Merced County, California has a homeownership rate of 54.0%, ranking #3,124 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.1% below the national value of 64.4%. Within California, it ranks #54 of 58. This places it in the 3th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.