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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 Union City 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
489
191
141
UNION CITY ALAMEDA COUNTY
UNION CITY
AGE RANGES
*Census data does not currently differentiate between Hispanic/Latino/a/e status for Multiple Races
RACE IDENTITIES COMPARED TO GENERAL POPULATION
PIT General Population
1.4%1.0%
15.6%
57.5%
9.2%4.5%
35.5%
20.2%
2.1%10.0%4.3%0.6%
31.9%
16.1%
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%
(*Please note the US Census only provides data for Male and Female categories)
PIT General Population
Man
Man
Woman
Woman
*Additional Gender Identities 0.7%
49.8%
68.1%
50.2%
31.2%
GENDER IDENTITIES
0%
45-5435.5%
35-4427.7%
25-3419.1%55-64
15.6%
65+
2.8%
Multiple Races*
2022 2024 2026
9,747
7,135
2,612
9,450
6,343
3,107
8,201
5,202
2,999
NOTE: Survey sample sizes vary by survey item, and are limited at the City level. Please interpret insights with caution.
2026 POINT-IN-TIME COUNT