Which parts of LA County will see the most homeless increase in 2023? Here’s what we know
LA politics
Times staffJune 29, 2023
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:
LA County Homeless Population Estimate
2022: 69,144
2023: 75,518
Per region
Antelope Valley
2022: 4,598
2023: 4,686
changes: +88
San Fernando Valley
2022: 9,604
2023: 10,443
changes: +839
San Gabriel Valley
2022: 4,661
2023: 5,009
changes: +348
Subway LA
2022: 17,820
2023: 18,531
changes: +711
west side
2022: 4,604
2023: 6,669
changes: +2,065*
South LA
2022: 14,598
2023: 12,995
changes: 1,603*
East side
2022: 4,781
2023: 6,511
changes: +1,730*
Port
2022: 4,445
2023: 6,476
changes: +2,031*
*Statistically significant change
Types of housing
cars
2022: 3,367
2023: 3,918
vans
2022: 2,330
2023: 3,364
Motorhomes
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
Spanish/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
time
2022: 43.212
2023: 48,260
not binary
2022: 624
630
Interrogate
2022: 130
2023: 110
transgender
2022: 917
2023: 1.112
At 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
*Excluding Pasadena, Long Beach, Glendale.