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County health assessment finds high housing and financial stress among Yolo County farmworkers; board directs staff to pursue housing options
Summary
A county health assessment of farmworkers found widespread housing instability, low incomes and heat‑related illness; supervisors directed staff to work with two board liaisons and community partners to develop a plan to address farmworker housing needs.
Yolo County public‑health staff presented a county farmworker health assessment on Jan. 28 that documented low incomes, high housing costs, food insecurity and work‑related health risks, and supervisors directed staff to work with board liaisons and partners to develop housing solutions.
Rebecca Tryon, manager of the Healthy Communities Initiative at the county health department, said the assessment used 301 in‑person surveys and 10 focus groups with 54 farmworkers conducted between fall 2023 and March 2024. The report found that 96 percent of respondents live in Yolo County permanently and that the median annual income reported was about $20,000.
Key findings - Housing and income: 81 percent of surveyed farmworkers rent, and 41 percent of renters said housing cost exceeds half of monthly income. Tryon said the cost of rent and…
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