California Homeless Statistics - 2020

Below are the statistics on homelessness in California as of January 2020. Find more information on homelessness in America here.

• HUD reported that California had an estimated 161,548 individuals experiencing homelessness on any given day.

• Of that total:

- 8,030 were families

- 11,401 were Veterans

- 12,172 were unaccompanied young adults (aged 18-24)

- 51,785 were individuals experiencing chronic homelessness

• Public school data, as reported by the U.S. Department of Education during the 2018-2019 school year shows that: 271,528 public school students experienced homelessness over the course of that year.

• Of that total:

- 7,633 were unaccompanied

- 11,021 were unsheltered

- 19,758 were in shelters

- 14,386 were in hotels/motels

- 226,363 were doubled up