About the Project:

These maps were created to support a project of the Center for Regional Change and the California Coalition for Rural Housing regarding shelter poverty in Merced County, California. The goal of the project is to inform local policymakers and citizens about the need for adequate and affordable housing in Merced County, in an effort to work toward alleviating shelter poverty in the County. To this end, maps of relevant US Census (2000) data were produced to develop a picture of the population and its characteristics, as well as the affordability of housing in the County.

Merced County Maps:

Housing Affordability Ratio (monthly income/ median rent)

Housing Affordability Ratio- African-Americans

Housing Affordability Ratio- Hispanic Population

Housing Affordability (rent as % of income)

Percent College Graduates

Percent English-Speaking Households

Average Family Size

Percent Foreign-Born Population

Median Household Income

Per Capita Household Income

Percent High School Graduates

Percent Housing Units with Incomplete Kitchen

Percent Housing Units with Incomplete Plumbing

Percent Households in Linguistic Isolation

Home-Ownership among African-Americans

Home-Ownership

Home-Ownership among Hispanics

Percent African-American

Percent Asian

Percent Farms

Percent Hispanic

Percent Income Spent on Housing Costs (home-owners)

Percent Income Spent on Housing Costs (mortgage-paying home-owners)

Percent Income Spent on Housing Costs (home-owners without a mortgage)

Percent in Poverty

Percent Rural

Population Density

Median Gross Rent

Housing Affordability (rent as % of income)

Percent Housing Units for Rent or Sale