{"id":140001,"date":"2022-10-14T15:06:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T09:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/homeless-population-in-california-grew-by-over-22000-in-3-years\/"},"modified":"2022-10-14T15:07:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T09:37:13","slug":"californias-homeless-population-grew-to-over-22000-within-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/californias-homeless-population-grew-to-over-22000-within-three-years\/","title":{"rendered":"California’s homeless population grew to over 22,000 within three years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
California’s first ever headcount revealed a 22,500 increase in homeless people since 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This increase is not at a faster rate than California’s average rate. However, the increase brings the homeless population to 173,8000. According to<\/a> CalMatters.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to CalMatters, experts in the field attribute the rise of the pandemic to worsening economic conditions and the escalating affordability crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported that there was an increase in homelessness in Los Angeles County, which is a heavily populated area. This brings their total to 69,144. reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n People of color are still experiencing homelessness at disproportionate rates in Los Angeles, with the Black community making up 30% of the homeless population despite only accounting for nine percent of LA\u2019s total population, according to LAHSA.<\/p>\n The pandemic hit Latinos in Los Angeles County at a higher rate. Latinos represent 49% of LA County\u2019s population and now also represent 44% of its homeless population, a rise of 25.8% in the latest count, reported LAHSA.<\/p>\n LAHSA reports that the county increased the number shelters during the pandemic. This took the total homeless population from 28% down to 30%. According to LAHSA, despite placing 21213 people in permanent housing placements by 2021, thousands remain without housing.<\/p>\n