San Luis Obispo County

Housing

Housing units completed 2019 - 2023

4,490

Homelessness

Unsheltered homelessness change since 2023

Arrow down icon, which represents positive trend30.8%

Behavioral health

Number of people enrolled in Full-Service Partnerships

150
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HOMELESSNESS

METRICS

San Luis Obispo COUNTY IS SERVED BY

San Luis Obispo County Continuum of Care

1,175

PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN 2024

green arrow down icon, which represents positive trend 23.3%

since 2023

800

PEOPLE WHO ARE UNSHELTERED IN 2024

green arrow down icon, which represents positive trend 30.8%

since 2023

1,385

TOTAL YEAR-ROUND BEDS IN 2024

red arrow down icon, which represents negative trend 6.1%

since 2023

San Luis Obispo County’s plan to reduce homelessness

STATE PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) funding rounds 1-5

$17.3 million

HHAP funding awarded in the San Luis Obispo area 2019 - 2025

Of this, $10.4 million went directly to San Luis Obispo County. So far, they have:

  • Obligated $4.2 million
  • Spent $1.9 million

From January 2023 to September 2024, HHAP funding in the area:

CONNECTED
3 PEOPLE
TO SERVICES

Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) - rounds 1-3, January 2022 to December 2024

$13.4 million

ERF FUNDING AWARDED IN THE San Luis Obispo AREA

Of this, $13.4 million went directly to San Luis Obispo county. So far, they have:

  • Obligated $13.4 million
  • Spent $7 million
Contact the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors for more information.

Data last updated 2025-04-03

Note: Some data may only update yearly. See Data sources for more details.