City profile · Small City
Merced, California
Reviewed Oct 17, 2026Who leads Merced, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Matthew Serratto
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 63,893
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 17, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofmerced.gov ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofmerced.gov/government/city-council ↗
- City websitecityofmerced.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Matthew Serratto CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 17, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 63,893
- Median household income
- $59,233
- Median age
- 29.9
- Land area
- 23.25 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,748.1 per sq mi
- County
- Merced County
- Metro area
- Merced, CA
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