Merced County

Housing

Housing units completed 2019 - 2023

4,555

Homelessness

Unsheltered homelessness change since 2023

Arrow up icon, which represents negative trend9.7%

Behavioral health

Number of people enrolled in Full-Service Partnerships

88
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HOMELESSNESS

METRICS

Merced COUNTY IS SERVED BY

Merced City & County Continuum of Care

837

PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN 2024

red arrow up icon, which represents negative trend 6.8%

since 2023

428

PEOPLE WHO ARE UNSHELTERED IN 2024

red arrow up icon, which represents negative trend 9.7%

since 2023

900

TOTAL YEAR-ROUND BEDS IN 2024

green arrow up icon, which represents positive trend 39.1%

since 2023

Merced County’s plan to reduce homelessness

STATE PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) funding rounds 1-5

$8.2 million

HHAP funding awarded in the Merced area 2019 - 2025

Of this, $4 million went directly to Merced County. So far, they have:

  • Obligated $2.9 million
  • Spent $1.7 million

Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) - rounds 1-3, January 2022 to December 2024

$11.8 million

ERF FUNDING AWARDED IN THE Merced AREA

Contact the Merced County Board of Supervisors for more information.

Data last updated 2025-04-03

Note: Some data may only update yearly. See Data sources for more details.