Housing mix
Merced, CA housing supply, ownership, and rent
What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Merced, CA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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The local figures answer the first question: Merced, CA's current ACS housing baseline includes 29,758 total housing units, 27,950 occupied units, and 1,808 vacant units. For the decision at hand, those counts can help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 1,808 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. In practical terms, reading 29,758 total units with 27,950 occupied and 1,808 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.
Merced, CA's ACS median gross rent is $1,393, while renter-occupied units account for 54.1% of occupied housing and owner-occupied units account for 45.9%.