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6.0. -Page 68 of 179 <br />Nature and Extent of Homelessness: (Optional) <br />Race: <br />Sheltered: <br />Unsheltered (optional) <br />White <br />339 <br />547 <br />Black or African American <br />96 <br />104 <br />Asian <br />65 <br />0 <br />American Indian or Alaska <br />Native <br />58 <br />13 <br />Pacific Islander <br />105 <br />13 <br />Ethnicity: <br />Sheltered: <br />Unsheltered (optional) <br />Hispanic <br />227 <br />198 <br />Not Hispanic <br />465 <br />506 <br />Data Source <br />Comments: <br />Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance for families with <br />children and the families of veterans. <br />• Families with children: According to the 2017 Homeless Count in San Mateo County, there are <br />116 homeless households with at least one adult and child. 19 are unsheltered and 97 living in <br />emergency shelters or transitional housing. Families of veterans: According to the 2017 <br />Homeless Count in San Mateo County, there are 9 veteran households with at least one adult <br />and child living in emergency shelters. <br />Describe the Nature and Extent of Homelessness by Racial and Ethnic Group. <br />72% of San Mateo County's single adult homeless population identifies as White and 33% identify as <br />Latino. While less than 3% of San Mateo County's overall population identifies as Black, Black individuals <br />make up 16% of single homeless adults in the County. Other races, including Asian, Indigenous, Pacific <br />Islander, and Multiracial individuals, account for 12% of the County's single homeless population. 39% of <br />homeless families in San Mateo County are Latino and 55% of the people living in these households are <br />people of color. <br />Describe the Nature and Extent of Unsheltered and Sheltered Homelessness. <br />San Mateo County's most recent count of homeless people found a total of 1,253 people experiencing <br />homelessness on a single night, of whom 637 (51%) were unsheltered and 616 (49%) were living in <br />emergency shelters or transitional housing. These 1,253 people comprise 902 households, of whom 116 <br />(13%) were families with children and 782 (87%) were single and adult -only households. Nearly 19% of <br />the County's homeless population are chronically homeless. <br />Consolidated Plan REDWOOD CITY 62 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />424 <br />