Merced County, California

Merced County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF MERCED GUS Population: 296,774 (2024) ID: 161105	County	Official County Government	Contact: COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE 2222 M ST, MERCED CA 95340
CITY OF MERCED GUS Population: 96,073 (2024) ID: 123126	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT CITY OF MERCED, 678 W 18TH STREET, MERCED CA 95340-4700
CITY OF LOS BANOS GUS Population: 48,684 (2024) ID: 207587	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ADMINISTRATOR 520 J ST, LOS BANOS CA 93635-4281
CITY OF ATWATER GUS Population: 32,248 (2024) ID: 207586	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 750 BELLEVUE RD, ATWATER CA 95301-2867
CITY OF LIVINGSTON GUS Population: 14,767 (2024) ID: 161209	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 1416 C ST, LIVINGSTON CA 95334-1417
CITY OF GUSTINE GUS Population: 6,138 (2024) ID: 123125	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DEPUTY CITY CLERK PO BOX 16, GUSTINE CA 95322-0016
CITY OF DOS PALOS GUS Population: 5,759 (2024) ID: 194910	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER 2174 BLOSSOM ST, DOS PALOS CA 93620-2389