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Measuring the Conditions That Shape Opportunity in Merced

Merced Mobility Metrics Data Dashboard

Explore 21 indicators of upward mobility across Merced City and County, built using data from the Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Initiative.

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Built for community members, practitioners, and anyone who wants to understand Merced better. 

EXPLORE BY TOPIC

View impacts on youth, workforce, housing, quality of life, and more.

COMPARE
GROUPS

Analyze by regional counties, neighborhoods, and race/ethnicities.

SEE THE DATA BY LOCATION

Visualize trends across
neighborhoods and
communities.

DATA MAKES OUR DECISIONS STRONGER

Merced advocates are doing real work, building opportunity, supporting families, applying for grants, and pushing for better outcomes. This dashboard helps you ground that work in clear, shareable numbers so the story of Merced is told with evidence, not guesswork.

Inside
What’s inside the Merced Mobility Metrics Data Dashboard?

This dashboard presents 21 metrics of upward mobility, organized by our
impact-driven initiatives

Youth
Development

Education and youth-related indicators that help track opportunity early in life.

Economic & Workforce Development

Metrics that reflect jobs, employment opportunity, and economic stability.

Housing &
Homelessness

Indicators tied to affordability, availability, and housing insecurity.

Quality of
Life

Measures that help describe the overall conditions people live in.

Includes demographic data and maps for Merced City and County.

Questions the dashboard can help answer

  • Are employment opportunities increasing over time?

  • Do high school graduation rates look different across racial or ethnic groups?

  • Is housing affordability and availability improving over time?

  • Is there affordable housing for families with Low or Extremely Low income?

What questions matter most to you?

You don’t need to be a data expert. Start with one question and see what you find.

Created for the people working to improve Merced

Whether you're leading a large planning initiative or you're a small community group racing to finish a grant application at midnight, this dashboard gives you the clear, compelling data you need to show why your work matters. 

Use the dashboard to find a metric, a trend, or a takeaway in minutes.
Tell us how
you’re using the
dashboard.

If you have stories to share about how you use the Merced Mobility Metrics Data Dashboard, we’d love to hear from you.

Kimberly Garner
Director of Philanthropic Initiatives
kimberly@centralvalleycf.org

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