Who is Homeless in the SF Bay Area?
- There are approximately 35,000 homeless people living in the Bay Area at a given time.
- 30% of the Bay Area homeless are families.
- 62% live on the streets during the night.
- San Francisco has the highest per capita rate of homelessness of any major American city. Up to 7,000 homeless people live in SF at a given time.
- Only 15% of the homeless in SF are from out of state. Another 15% are from out of the city. 70% of SF’s homeless are natives.
Sources: Association of Bay Area Governments; SF Bay Area counties point-in-time counts.