California Homelessness Statistics
As of January 2019, California had an estimated 151,278 experiencing
homelessness on any given day, as reported by Continuums of Care to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of that Total, 7,044 were family
households, 10,980 were Veterans, 11,993 were unaccompanied young adults (aged
18-24), and 41,557 were individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.
Public school data reported to the U.S. Department of Education during the
2017-2018 school year shows that an estimated 263,058 public school students
experienced homelessness over the course of the year. Of that total, 10,407 students
were unsheltered, 17,299 were in shelters, 13,713 were inhotels/motels, and 221,639
were doubled up.
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