Homelessness in Riverside County increased 7% in the last two years, while the number of people without shelter totaled a smaller percentage compared with the last point-in-time count, according to data released Thursday.
The county’s 2025 survey counted 3,990 individuals experiencing homelessness, according to the Department of Housing and Workforce Solutions. Point-in-time counts take place every two years. The 2023 survey reported 3,725 people without a steady place to live.
A wide range of volunteers and officials participated in the county’s 2025 homelessness survey in late January, including members of faith-based organizations and churches, civic affairs groups, government agencies, students and many others canvassed county streets to gauge the number of residents displaced, living on the streets, in encampments or in shelter facilities…