South Bay Service Planning Area (SPA) 8
Homeless Count 2016 Results


HUD mandates that a homeless count be conducted every two years, on the "odd" numbered years.  It also highly encourages Continuums of Care (CoC) to have an additional one during the "even" numbered years.  In 2016, the LA CoC received special funding from Veteran Affairs to conduct a count.

Under the leadership of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's (LAHSA) SPA 8 Regional Coordinator and the South Bay Coalition to End Homelessness, the entire region consisting of over 4,000 road miles was canvassed with the help of over 400 volunteers.  This is the second time 100% of SPA 8 was covered, providing an exceptionally detailed view of homelessness throughout the South Bay, along with recent trends.

We wish to thank the South Bay municipalities, local law enforcement, Coordinated Entry System outreach teams, City of Los Angeles neighborhood councils, hospitals, faith community, and community volunteers for making the 2016 Count a success.

We also want to extend a special thanks to LAHSA for working in partnership with our coalition and making available the detailed Homeless Count data for us to use as the basis for the reports on this webpage.
On the night of January 27, 2016, there were 3,663 people identified as experiencing homelessness in the SPA 8/South Bay.
  • This represents an increase of 22% from the last Homeless Count held in 2015 (up from 3,006)
  • 19% were Sheltered (5% increase), 81% Unsheltered (27% increase) from 2015
  • Number of Veterans was reduced by 35%, from 575 to 37
  • Number of Family members was reduced by 13%, from 537 to 465

Homeless Count 2016 SPA 8 Overview

This data sheet contains:
  • Overall Homeless Count numbers for the Los Angeles Continuum of Care (i.e., LA County minus Glendale, Pasadena, and Long Beach)
  • Homelessness demographic information for SPA 8/South Bay
  • Summary table of homelessness across the entire region
Homelessness Trends from 2013 to 2016

This data sheet contains trends on:
  • Sheltered status, which saw a 103% increase in the number of persons living in an unsheltered situation
  • Living Situation
  • Household Type
  • Special Populations, where there was a decrease in the number of chronic and veteran homelessness
SPA-Wide Reports
Click on the jurisdictional map to see the 2016 report.
Los Angeles County
Supervisorial District 2 within SPA 8
Los Angeles County
Supervisorial District 4 within SPA 8
City of Los Angeles
Council District 15 within SPA 8
City or Neighborhood Reports
Click on the City/Neighborhood map to see the 2016 city-level report.
Carson
Catalina/Avalon
El Segundo
Gardena
Harbor City
(CIty of LA)
   157 Persons Homeless                           15 Persons Homeless                      20 Persons Homeless                  186 Persons Homeless                        137 Persons Homeless 
Harbor Gateway
​(City of LA)
Hawthorne
Hermosa Beach
Inglewood
Lawndale
 150 Persons Homeless                         100 Persons Homeless                      20 Persons Homeless                       502 Persons Homeless                        43 Persons Homeless
Lennox
​(Unincorp LA County)
Lomita
Manhattan Beach​
Palos Verdes Peninsula
(4 cities)
Redondo Beach
        139 Persons Homeless                  33 Persons Homeless                          4 Persons Homeless                           5 Persons Homeless                   216 Persons Homeless         
San Pedro
​(City of LA)
Torrance
Westmont / West Athens
(Unincorp LA County)
Wilmington
​​(City of LA)
      401 Persons Homeless                    107 Persons Homeless                      365 Persons Homeless                     613 Persons Homeless
City of Long Beach
Long Beach is part of Los Angeles County's SPA 8 but is its own "continuum of care," thus it conducts a separate homeless count for its jurisdiction. Long Beach did not conduct a homeless count in 2016 (it is HUD mandated that the Count be conducted at a every two years on the "odd" numbered years). The following links provide more information about its work.

2015 Homeless Count Results (shows comparisons from the 2011, 2013, and 2015 Counts)
Multi-Service Center (MSC) Information
Long Beach's Homeless Services General Information