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Chapter 3: Homeless Population and Current Service Capacity <br />OVERVIEW OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION AND CURRENT <br />SERVICE CAPACITY <br />Background <br />Because of its geographic, demographic, and economic diversity, Alameda County represents <br />a snap shot of American homelessness. The county spans 437.5 square miles and has more <br />than 1.34 million residents. It includes inner cities and sprawling suburbs, parks and <br />farmland, ports and decommissioned military bases, decaying factories and thriving computer <br />industries. <br />Key regions of the county are: <br />• North County -Population Total: 603,776 <br />Alameda - 79,829 <br />Albany - 17,404 <br />Berkeley - 104,923 <br />Emeryville - 6,439 <br />Oakland - 384,097 <br />Piedmont - 11,084 <br />Percent of County Total: 45 % <br />• Mid County -Population Total: 305,148 <br />Hayward - 122,384 <br />San Leandro - 71,564 <br />Castro Valley - 49,400* <br />San Lorenzo - 20,100* <br />Other Unincorporated - 41,700* <br />Percent of County Total: 22.8 <br />• South County -Population Total: 281,655 Percent of County Total: 21% <br />Fremont -184,590 <br />Newark - 39,503 <br />Union City - 57,562 <br />• East County - Population Total: 150,471 Percent of County Total: 11.2 <br />Dublin - 26,670 <br />Livermore - 62,857 <br />Pleasanton - 55,444 <br />Unincorporated areas - 5,500* <br />(Source: Alameda County Planning Department, Population data is from 1994 except *, indicating <br />projections for 1995 from 1990 data) <br />Alameda County-Wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan.: April 1997 <br />11 <br />