San Mateo County

Housing

Housing units completed 2019 - 2024

9,254

Homelessness

Unsheltered homelessness change since 2023

Arrow up icon, which represents negative trend4.9%

Behavioral health

Number of people enrolled in Full-Service Partnerships

145
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HOMELESSNESS

METRICS

San Mateo COUNTY IS SERVED BY

Daly/San Mateo County Continuum of Care

2,130

PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN 2024

red arrow up icon, which represents negative trend 14.6%

since 2023

1,145

PEOPLE WHO ARE UNSHELTERED IN 2024

red arrow up icon, which represents negative trend 4.9%

since 2023

3,454

TOTAL YEAR-ROUND BEDS IN 2024

green arrow up icon, which represents positive trend 9.4%

since 2023

San Mateo County’s plan to reduce homelessness

STATE PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

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

$19.3 million

HHAP funding awarded in the San Mateo area 2019 - 2025

Of this, $19.3 million went directly to San Mateo County. So far, they have:

  • Obligated $11.4 million
  • Spent $8.4 million

From January 2023 to March 2025, HHAP funding in the area:

CONNECTED
4,944 PEOPLE
TO SERVICES
HOUSED
1,093 PEOPLE

Caltrans Encampment Removals:

168 ENCAMPMENTS REMOVED
IN San Mateo COUNTY from July 1, 2021
to October 3, 2025

Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) - rounds 1-3, January 2022 to June 2025

$16 million

ERF FUNDING AWARDED IN THE San Mateo AREA

Of this, $14.1 million went directly to San Mateo county. So far, they have:

  • Obligated $14.1 million
  • Spent $8.3 million

ERF projects in the area have:

SERVED
135 PEOPLE
AS OF December 2024
Contact the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors for more information.

Data last updated 2025-10-02

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