Merced County CA Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Merced County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	32900
Fips County Code	06047
County Name	Merced
State	California

This table provides the FIPS code for Merced County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	245,658	249
Population 2005	242,249	N/A
Population 2000	210,554	264
Population 1990	178,403	272

Represents population information for Merced County CA for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	1,612	665.43
Murder	16	6.60
Forcible Rape	83	34.26
Robbery	232	95.77
Aggravated Assault	1,281	528.79
Total Property Crimes	10,459	4,317.46
Burglary	2,358	973.38
Larceny Theft	6,507	2,686.08
Motor Vehicle Theft	1,594	658.00

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Merced County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	7.9%
Retail Trade	7.7%
Professional & Technical Services	2.0%
Health Care & Social Assistance	8.4%
Government	20.5%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Merced County CA in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	1,880 Million
% From Groundwater	34.0%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	48 Million

This table displays how much water Merced County CA used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	100,211	90,429	9,782
Unemployed Population	9,366	8,675	691
Unemployment Rate	9.3%	9.6%	-0.3

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Merced County CA. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	8.8%	21,318
Age 5 to 14	18.3%	44,332
Age 15 to 24	16.8%	40,698
Age 25 to 34	14.5%	35,126
Age 35 to 44	13.7%	33,188
Age 45 to 54	11.5%	27,859
Age 55 to 64	7.6%	18,411
Age 65 to 74	4.8%	11,628
Age 75 and up	4.1%	9,932

This table provides the breakdown of Merced County CA's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	85.4%	206,881
African American	4.1%	9,932
Asian American	6.6%	15,988
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.6%	3,876
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2%	484

This table provides the breakdown of Merced County CA's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$509.06 Million
Farm Count	2,964
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	50.0%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	11.9%
Total Farm Acres	1,006,127
Avg Farm Acres	339
Total Value of Farms	$1,409.25 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$475,457
% From Crops	42.4%
% From Livestock	57.6%

Provides data reguarding Merced County CA's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.