LONG BEACH, Calif. — Homelessness in Long Beach jumped by 6.5% in 2025 — in part, a result of January’s devastating wildfires that displaced tens of thousands of Los Angeles County residents, according to results of the annual count released Monday.
On Monday, city officials hosted a roundtable discussion to release the findings of the 2025 Homeless Point-In-Time Count, as well as to discuss the multi-departmental response to the crisis. The count found 3,959 people were experiencing homelessness in Long Beach, a net increase of 219 compared to 2024.
City officials noted that more than 76% of that increase was a result of the fire emergencies that ravaged Pacific Palisades, Altadena and other areas of Los Angeles County. Among those surveyed, 167 people reported being displaced by the wildfires, which were active when the count was conducted on Jan. 23…