California - point in time 2023

Homelessness in California totaled 181,399 persons in 2023
28% of the nation’s total homeless population is in California. 40% increase from five years ago.
White homeless totaled 53% or 96.385 persons.
Black homeless totaled 28% or 53,369 persons.
14,833 youth aged under 18 are homeless.
11,401 are veterans that served our Country.
Greatest contributor to homeless population is loss of a job.

sacramento - Point in time 2024

6,615 people were estimated to be experiencing homelessness during the 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, a 28.7% decrease from the 2022 PIT Count.
About 16.7% of those experiencing homelessness were in households that included minor children.
Most people were over 24 (83.3%), while 6.6% were between 18 and 24 and 10.1% were under 18.
There were nearly double the number of males in the PIT Count population compared to females; 5.0% were gender nonconforming individuals.
548 veterans identified. That's 8.3% of the PIT Count population.
Approximately 44.8% of the people counted were identified as being chronically homeless.

90% had been Sacramento County residents for more than six months, with 62% either originating from or being lifelong residents.
74% had to move and find a new sleeping location within the last two months.
68% had been experiencing homelessness for at least two years. 58% believed the number one thing that our region could do to better to help them was increase affordable housing.
50% were experiencing homelessness for the first time.
25% had been placed in foster or group homes before turning 18.