San Jose homeless population is still rising despite more temporary, permanent housing

SAN JOSE’S HOMELESS POPULATION has ticked up despite ongoing investments to build temporary housing.

Silicon Valley’s largest city has 6,503 homeless residents, up 237 people from a 2023 point-in-time count, according to data shared by San Jose. About 60%, or 3,959 people, are unsheltered, and 2,544 are sheltered. The city’s homeless population peaked in 2022 at 6,650 people, when it had the fourth highest homeless population per capita in the U.S. At that time, only 1,675 people were sheltered and nearly 5,000 were unsheltered.