HomeMy WebLinkAboutalameda-county-pit-2024-infographicEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Every two years, during the last 10 days of January, communities across the United States
conduct a count of people experiencing homelessness. The 2024 Alameda County Point-in-
Time (PIT) Count was a communitywide effort conducted on January 25, 2024. This effort
included an administrative count of all people sheltered that night, a geographic sampling
and enumeration approach to count unsheltered people, and a survey conducted with 1,506
people experiencing homelessness to provide details about the population and their
experiences. More than 1,200 volunteers supported this critical effort.
For the first time since 2013, overall homelessness declined slightly (down 3% from 2022)
and unsheltered homelessness declined significantly (down 11% since 2022). The
infographics below highlight key findings from the 2024 Count. Population data from the
enumeration of sheltered and unsheltered individuals is shown in numbers, while
responses to the survey are shown below in percentages.
2024 Point-in-Time Count Report for Alameda County
Sheltered Unsheltered
Unaccompanied
Youth
Age 35-44
25.9%
Age 45-54
21.9%
Age 25-34
17.9%
Age 55-64
17.9%
Age 65+
7%Age 18-24
5%0-3 4-6 7-11 12-23 24-35 36+
6%5%6%10%14%59%
< 1 Year 1-4 Yrs 5-9 Yrs 10+ Yrs
7.1%9.2%8.4%75.3%
PIT General Population
17%8%21%54%
0%
AGE 65+7.0%
UNDER 184.5%
AGE 18-244.5%AGE 55-6418.3%AGE 25-3417.9%
AGE 45-5421.9%AGE 35-4425.8%
Chronic
Homelessness Survivors of
Domestic
Violence
1.0%
41.3%
0.6%
9.8%
ALAMEDA COUNTY
HOMELESS CENSUS & SURVEY 2024 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
STREETORSIDEWALKOTHERTENT/MAKESHIFTSHELTER
VEHICLE /RV
UNSHELTERED SLEEPING LOCATIONSPOINT IN TIME COUNT TRENDS
2019 2022 2024
1,710
8,022
6,312 7,135 6,343
2,612
9,747
3,107
9,450
Within AlamedaCounty
Sheltered UnshelteredOutside of AlamedaCountyRESIDENCEPRIOR TOBECOMINGHOMELESS
SHELTERED/UNSHELTEREDPOPULATION78%33%67%22%
37.6%
Veterans
7.0%32.1%4.2%
First Time
Homeless
57%
LGBTQIA+
Community
9.4%
GENDER IDENTITIES
LENGTH OF CURRENT EPISODE OF HOMELESSNESS (IN MONTHS)
LENGTH OF TIME LIVING IN ALAMEDA COUNTY
MAN
66.6%
WOMAN
30.7%
ADDITIONAL GENDERIDENTITIES
2.7%
RACE IDENTITIES COMPARED TO GENERAL POPULATION
29.7%30.2%
11.9%
22.2%22.5%
1.4%2.7%
4%
0.5%
33.5%
4.8%
AGE RANGES
*Census data does not currently differentiate
between Hispanic/Latino/a/e status for Multiple Races
WhiteAsian or Asian
American
American Indian/
Native Alaskan
Black/ African/
African American
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
Hispanic &
Latino/e/a
Middle Eastern
or North African
Multiple Races
HOUSEHOLDS CHARACTERISTICS
Sheltered Unsheltered
Sheltered Unsheltered
Housing LossRelated Job Loss/IncomeRelated
HealthRelatedIssues
ALAMEDA COUNTY
HOMELESS CENSUS & SURVEY 2024 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Substance Use
Disorder
28.5%
Chronic Health
Issues
30.4%
Serious Mental
Illness
34.8%
Physical
Disability
32.5%
Developmental
Disability
17.4%
HIV/Aids
Related Illness
Any Disabling
Condition
2.7%60%
SELF-REPORTED DISABILITY PREVALENCE
PRIMARY CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS
AGE AT FIRST EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS
Under 5
5-12
13-17
18-24
25-39
40-49
50-64
65+
0%5%10%15%20%25%
35.4%22%18.1%
Pregnant orExpecting aChild
1.8%
Interaction withCriminal Justicein Past Year
32.5%
UnshelteredPeople withEmployment
UnshelteredPeople with aPet
10%30.1%
HOUSEHOLD BREAKDOWN
SELECT POPULATION LOCATIONS
Chronic
Homelessness Veterans
Single Adults
29%71%85%
Families
15%
Unaccompanied
Youth
49%51%
36%64%49%51%26%74%
Unaccompanied Youth
and Young Adults
3,832 People 398 People 527 People
8,725 People in8,398 Households 699 People in 237 Households 398 People in388 Households
HouseholdLoss/ BreakupRelated
18%
ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
30%