Ballico, CA · standard
ZIP Code 95303
Merced County, California — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 912
- 9/sq mi
- $144,375
- Median income
- $569,400
- Median home value
- 16.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Ballico pairs a top-decile household income with top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 5%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 10%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 9
- people per sq mi
- 65%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 95303 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 95303 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 101.3 square miles in Ballico, Merced County, California. The area is home to 912 residents, producing a population density of 9 people per square mile, and falls within the Los Angeles time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 95303 against California and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 95303 sits at $144,375 (42% above the California average), while per-capita income is $54,983. The poverty rate stands at 7.4% and the unemployment rate at 11.0%. On housing, the median home value is $569,400 (26% below the state average) with median rent at $942 per month, and 65.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 95303 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 16.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42, and the average commute is —. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Merced County, so you can benchmark 95303 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 95303, Ballico, CA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
912
Population
101.3
Area (sq mi)
9
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 95303?
42.0
Median Age
55.4%
Male
44.6%
Female
28.2%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$144,375
Median Household Income
+42% vs state
$54,983
Per Capita Income
7.4%
Poverty Rate
11.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 95303 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$144,375 Top 5% higher than 95% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
283
Total Housing Units
274
Occupied Units
9
Vacant Units
2.86
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$569,400
Median Home Value
-26% vs state
$942
Median Rent
1969
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 20 business establishments in ZIP 95303, employing approximately 396 people with a combined annual payroll of $23,758,000.
20
Businesses
396
Employees
$23.8M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 8 | 40.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 3 | 15.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 95303 vs 95312 →
ZIP 95303 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 95334
Livingston (95334)
15,457 residents
- 95388
Winton (95388)
13,074 residents
- 95315
Delhi (95315)
13,018 residents
- 95316
Denair (95316)
6,573 residents
- 95323 1,260
Hickman (95323)
1,260 residents
- 95303 912
Ballico (95303)
912 residents
- 95312 268
Cressey (95312)
268 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 95303 ranks #6 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 95303 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 95303
Ballico (95303)
$144,375 median income
- 95316
Denair (95316)
$97,764 median income
- 95312
Cressey (95312)
$80,625 median income
- 95334
Livingston (95334)
$76,277 median income
- 95323
Hickman (95323)
$75,938 median income
- 95315
Delhi (95315)
$71,352 median income
- 95388 $57,493
Winton (95388)
$57,493 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 95303 ranks the highest of 7 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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