Orange County Homeless Statistics

Orange County homeless population grew by 5% over the past two years (L​A Times)

- Contrary to popular belief, for a majority of individuals homelessness is a short-term occurrence. When asked how long it had been since their last permanent housing situation 56.7% of sheltered individuals in Orange County reported they had been homeless for less than a year. Only 22.6% had been in a shelter for more than 2 years (Orange County 10 Year Plan).

- A majority of homeless individuals are only homeless once in their life. In Orange County, the 2011 Point-in-Time count found that 70.2% of individuals had only faced one episode of homelessness in the preceding years (2011 Orange County PIT).

- The 2015 annual estimate for the unduplicated number of homeless people in Orange County was 15,291 persons. (2015 Orange County PIT).

-There are 66 shelters with approximately 3,400 beds in the Orange County area (Orange County 10 Year Plan).

-Family Homelessness is the fastest growing segment of the homeless population nationwide. According to the 2015 Point-in-Time count in Orange County, 31% of homeless adults reported having children under the age of 18 (2015 Orange County PIT).
            

-The Orange County Department of Education identified 32,510 homeless children in 2013-2014 school year. This totals just under 3.5% of all school age children.  This number includes 29,300 children who were double/tripled up living with friends or family due to economic hardship. There were 1730 children living in an established shelter, 1239 living in motels, and 241 living in their parent's vehicles or in parks or campgrounds (OC Department of Education).

Source - family promise orange county