Trend Analysis

868 978 890 8931,133

830904

839 967670

2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Unsheltered Sheltered

1,6981,882

1,7291,860

1,803

Trend Analysis

8931133

967670

2017 2019

Unsheltered Sheltered

People experiencing

unsheltered

homelessness

increased by 27%.

General Street Count & Survey

• The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count occurred primarily via a PIT mobile census

app on Thursday, January 24, 2019 from 5:00 - 8:30am

• Outreach teams canvas each assigned route throughout the County

• Peer guides with lived experience given gift certificate for

participation

• Respondents given a gift card for answering mobile app survey

questions

• Vehicle count conducted in Safe Parking programs and during street

count.

Point-in-Time Count Summary

• Full County Coverage – 89 census tract map routes

• 449 community & agency volunteers and 32 homeless guides participated

• 12 volunteer/guide trainings conducted throughout County

• Special Youth counts conducted in afternoon in north and south county

locations

• 7 Logistics Centers organized to send teams into the field

• Participant evaluation scores were over 4.0 on a 5.0 rating scale

Location Seen 2019 2017 Est.

Santa Barbara 887 987

Santa Maria 464 422

Lompoc 249 274

Goleta 119 124

Isla Vista 33 32

Carpinteria 21 20

Summerland 8 Not reported

Orcutt 7 Not reported

Montecito 6 Not reported

Buellton/Solvang/Santa Ynez Valley 5 1

Guadalupe 4 Not reported

PIT Count by Area

36%

37%

27%

Streets Shelter Vehicles

Sleeping Location Sheltered versus

Unsheltered

37%

63%

Sheltered Unsheltered

Vehicle Residency by City (Top 6 Responses)

1% 2%6%

16%

22%

52%

Carpinteria Isla Vista Lompoc Goleta Santa Maria Santa Barbara

n=398

Localism:Where were you living when you first became homeless?

0% 2% 3%9% 9%

76%

Kern County San Luis ObispoCounty

Ventura County OtherCalifornia

Out of State Santa BarbaraCounty

Localism:Where was your most recent permanent address?

0% 2% 3%8% 9%

77%

Kern County San Luis ObispoCounty

Ventura County Out of State OtherCalifornia

Santa BarbaraCounty

previously housed in Santa Barbara

Localism:How long have you lived in Santa Barbara County?

4% 4% 5%

16%11%

60%

1-30 Days 1-6 Months 6 Months-1 Year

1-5 Years 5-10 Years 11 or MoreYears

Subpopulations

• 118 veterans were experiencing homelessness.

• 423 persons were experiencing chronic homelessness.

• 93 unaccompanied youth and young adults were

experiencing homelessness.

• 115 families were experiencing homelessness. (115

families; 368 individuals)

Thank you!