Merced County Community Action Agency 2011 Accomplishments in District 3
Includes Atwater and northwestern Merced
- Atwater’s 18.6% unemployment rate was almost double the 9.6% national unemployment rate
- 6,958 residents on fixed income (age 60 & over)
- 3,493 residents enrolled in WIC
- 60 residents received weatherization help for their homes
- 536 Atwater residents received emergency assistance so utilities wouldn’t be shut off
