The homeless count for Los Angeles County is in, and officials say the numbers are discouraging.
The annual point-in-time count released Thursday by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found a 9% increase in Los Angeles County and a 10% increase in the city of Los Angeles.
Here are details from the report: Estimate of L.A. County homeless population By region A map showing the service planning areas defined by LAHSA in 2023’s Homeless Count.
(Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) Dwelling types
Cars 2022: 3,367 2023: 3,918
Vans 2022: 2,330 2023: 3,364
RVs 2022: 7,178 2023: 6,814
Tents 2022: 4,304 2023: 4,293
Makeshift shelters 2022: 4,786 2023: 5,049 2023 homeless population by ethnicity/race
Hispanic/Latino: 30,350
Black/African American (Non-Hispanic/Latino): 22,606
White (Non-Hispanic/Latino): 13,826
Mixed, Multiple, or Other races (Non-Hispanic/Latino): 2,214
Asian (Non-Hispanic/Latino): 1,212
American Indian/Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic/Latino): 723
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic/Latino): 389 By gender*
Female 2022: 21,145 2023: 22,320
Male 2022: 43,212 2023: 48,260
Non-Binary 2022: 624 2023: 630
Questioning 2022: 130 2023: 110
Transgender 2022: 917 2023: 1,112 By age*
Children (0-17 years) 2022: 6,346 2023: 6,230
Adults (25-64 years) 2022: 51,735 2023: 56,647
Older Adults (64+ years) 2022: 4,244 2023: 4,725
*Does not include Pasadena, Long Beach, Glendale. source
I was expecting way worse with the evictions just recently starting
It may not include those as the ban was only recently lifted and it takes a while for evictions to work their way through the courts. We may see a lot higher number next year.
Hollyweird
Honestly, every neighborhood. What usually happens is people who are from an area end up sticking to it after becoming unhoused. In my time here, last 13-years, encampments grew bigger after Occupy Wallstreet back in 2012 in DTLA. A lot of people, then, thought the best way to protest was to put their shit in storage and live in tents around civic centers. It’s just continued to compound since then, as malignant gentrification remains rampant. I’m sure the evictions aren’t going to help at all. I am glad we are beginning to build tiny houses for the unhoused, though.
