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longer term. Addressing the specific housing needs for the unhoused population remains a priority <br />throughout the region, particularly since homelessness is disproportionately experienced by <br />people of color, people with disabilities, those struggling with addiction and those dealing with <br />traumatic life circumstances. <br />In Alameda County, the most common type of household experiencing homelessness is those <br />without children in their care. Among households experiencing homelessness that do not have <br />children, 84.0 percent are unsheltered. Of homeless households with children, most are sheltered <br />in emergency shelter (see Figure A-26). <br />Figure A-26: Homelessness by Household Type and Shelter Status, Alameda County <br />7,000 <br />6,000 <br />5,000 <br />4,000 <br />3,000 <br />2,000 <br />1,000 <br />0 <br />Sheltered - Emergency Shelter Sheltered - Transitional Housing Unsheltered <br />■ People in Households Composed Solely of Children Under 18 <br />■ People in Households with Adults and Children <br />People in Households without Children Under 18 <br />Notes: <br />Universe: Population experiencing homelessness, 2019 <br />This data is based on Point -in -Time (PIT) information provided to HUD by CoCs in the application for CoC Homeless Assistance <br />Programs. The PIT Count provides a count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night during the last ten <br />days in January. Each Bay Area county is its own CoC, and so the data for this table is provided at the county -level. Per HCD's <br />requirements, jurisdictions will need to supplement this county -level data with local estimates of people experiencing <br />homelessness. <br />Source: ABAG 2021 Pre -certified Housing Needs Data (U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development <br />(HUD), Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Populations and Subpopulations Reports (2019)) <br />According to the EveryOne Home Point -in -Time (PIT) Count, Pleasanton's population <br />experiencing homelessness grew more than four -fold over two years, from 18 individuals in 2017 <br />to 70 individuals in 2019. Though the PIT Count was not conducted in 2021 due to COVID-19, <br />the City estimates the number of people experiencing homelessness grew to 120. <br />Table A-10: Number of People Experiencing Homelessness in Pleasanton <br />Sheltered <br />Unsheltered <br />Total <br />2017 0 18 <br />18 <br />2019 0 70 <br />70 <br />2021 0 120* <br />120 <br />Source: Everyone Home Alameda County Point -in -Time (PIT) Count <br />*City estimate. 2021 PIT Count not conducted due to COVID-19. <br />A-32 I City of Pleasanton Housing Needs Assessment <br />