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Within AlamedaCounty
Outside of AlamedaCountyRESIDENCEPRIOR TOBECOMINGHOMELESS 90%10%
Unsheltered Sheltered
ALAMEDA COUNTY
35-44
21.5%
45-54
20.9%
55-64
17.8%
25-34
14.8%
18-2410.2%
Under 18
7.4%
65+
6.8%
< 1 Year 1-4 Yrs 5-9 Yrs 10+ Yrs
8.2%4.9%8.2%82.0%
Every 2 years, communities conduct counts of people experiencing both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness. The 2026 Alameda
County Point-in-Time (PIT) Count was a community-wide effort conducted on January 21, 2026. The snapshot below includes people
enrolled in shelter projects in unincorporated regions of the county on the night of January 21st and those interviewed or observed as
experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the early morning hours of 1/22/26.
2022 2024 2026
509
418
91
294
189
105
325
174
151
UNINCORPORATED COUNTY
Sheltered UnshelteredSHELTERED/UNSHELTEREDPOPULATION 46%54%
Sheltered UnshelteredSHELTERED/UNSHELTEREDPOPULATION 37%63%
UNINCORPORATED COUNTY ALAMEDA COUNTY
UNINCORPORATED COUNTY
12%7%
STREETORSIDEWALKOTHERTENT/MAKESHIFTSHELTER
VEHICLE /RV
26%55%
AGE RANGES
2022 2024 2026
9,747
7,135
2,612
9,450
6,343
3,107
8,201
5,202
2,999
ALAMEDA COUNTY
LENGTH OF TIME LIVING IN ALAMEDA COUNTYUNINCORPORATED COUNTYUNSHELTERED SLEEPING LOCATIONS
NOTE: Survey sample sizes vary by survey item, and are limited at the City level. Please interpret insights with caution.
Within Unincorporated County Outside of Unincorporated County
OF THOSE LAST HOUSED IN ALAMEDA COUNTY...
17%83%
2026 POINT-IN-TIME COUNT
UNINCORPORATED COUNTY
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
Veterans
5%
Survivors of Domestic
Violence
12%
HIV/Aids
Related Illness
2%
Long-Term
Mental Health
Conditions
36%
Substance Use
Disorder
15%
Chronic
Homelessness
37%
Pregnant orExpecting aChild
0%
Interaction withCriminal Justicein Past Year
30%
UnshelteredPeople withEmployment
33%29%
ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
UnshelteredPeople with aPet
Housing LossRelated Job Loss/IncomeRelated
HealthRelatedIssues
PRIMARY CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS
26%15%20%
HouseholdLoss/ BreakupRelated
48%
*Census data does not currently differentiate between Hispanic/Latino/a/e status for Multiple Races
RACE IDENTITIES COMPARED TO GENERAL POPULATION
PIT General Population
1.5%1.0%3.7%
32.9%
37.2%
9.6%
18.0%
23.4%
0.3%
6.2%
12.5%
1.9%0.7%
31.3%29.8%
American Indian
/ Native Alaskan
Asian or Asian
American
Black / African
American
Hispanic &
Latino/e/a
Middle Eastern or
North African
Native Hawaiian /
Pacific Islander White
0%
Gender Groups
(*Please note the US Census only provides data for Male
and Female categories)
PIT General Population
Man
Man
Woman
Woman
*Additional Gender Identities 1.5%
49.6%
62.6%
50.4%
35.9%
Multiple Races*
2026 POINT-IN-TIME COUNT