Planning is underway for the 2026 Point-in-Time Count taking place on January 22nd!
You can sign up to volunteer for the PIT Count here.
The 2024 Data Results are available below. Read the executive summary here. The full report can be accessed on the Alameda County Health, Housing & Homelessness Services website here.
Every two years, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires communities to conduct a Point-in-Time (PIT) Count of individuals, youth, and families experiencing homelessness and provide specific data about their demographics and characteristics. This Count is a “snapshot” of homelessness (both sheltered and unsheltered) in our community and nationally. Locally, the data helps:
• Inform program, policy, funding, and system design decisions
• Measure progress in decreasing homelessness
• Increase public awareness
• Advocate for additional resources in our effort to end homelessness countywide.
The Count includes those who are forced to sleep outdoors, in vehicles, tents or makeshift structures as well as a count of people residing in shelters, transitional housing and safe parking programs.
2019 Alameda County Homeless Count Reports
2017 Alameda County Executive Summary, State of Homelessness, and Homeless Count Report
2019 Alameda County Homeless Count Reports
2004-2015 Alameda County Homeless Count Reports
2019 Alameda County Homeless Count Reports
Coverage of 2019 Point-in-Time Count:
SF Chronicle: Letter to the Editor: Look to the real cause of homelessness
KQED: Elaine de Coligny, Executive Director if EveryOne Home discusses the point-in-time data and why it matters.
KQED: Oakland homelessness increases 47% in two years
KTVU: Latest numbers show homelessness up 47% in Alameda County
KPIX: Report: Oakland is home to over half of Alameda County’s rising homeless population
The Mercury News: Oakland’s homeless population grows 47 percent in 2 years
KTVU: Latest numbers show homelessness up 47% in Alameda County
Mercury News: ‘It’s definitely not getting better:’Homelessness up 43 percent in Alameda County
KQED: Mayor Homeless Spikes Reported in San Francisco, Alameda and Santa Clara Counties
KTUV: Volunteers fan out to count homeless in Alameda County
SF Chronicle: Counting homeless people in Oakland
The Mercury News: Volunteers take stock of Bay Area’s crisis in biennial homeless count
Coverage of 2017 Point-in-Time Count:
ABC7News: Countywide survey finds record number of homeless living in Alameda County
KTVU: Count Indicates Alameda County homelessness increased 40% in 2 Years
SFGATE: Survey finds surge in homelessness in Oakland, Alameda County
EastBayExpress: New Data Shows Significant Rise in Homelessness in Alameda County
KQED:Alameda County’s Homeless Count Shows Much Higher Numbers than Previous Thought
TheDailyCalifornian: Berkeley’s Homeless Population Nears 1,000 During “Homeless Shelter Crisis”
East Bay Times: Survey Confirms Oakland Homeless Crisis Growing Worse