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Chapter 3: Homeless Population and Current Service Capacity <br />Race and Ethniciry- <br />The following table shows the break down by ethnicity of homeless people seeking <br />services and food in Alameda County: <br />BREAKDOWN BY ETHNICITY OF HOMELESS SEEKING SERVICES IN <br />ALAMEDA COUNTY <br /> Percentages of Percentages of Total Total Population <br /> homeless seeking homeless seeking Population Oakland(1990 <br /> services (ESN food (Robertson Alameda Census Data) <br /> 1994) 1991) County (1990 <br /> Census Data) <br />frican- 64% 69% 18% 43% <br />merican <br />aucasian 26 % 22 % 60 % 28 <br />ispanic 6% 6% * 14% <br />sian/Pacific 2 % 2 % 15 % 14 % <br />slander <br />alive- 1 % 2 % .65 % .5 <br />merican <br />ther 1 % * 6.7 % . 3 <br />* not a category tracked by this source <br />Native Americans and African Americans are disproportionately represented in the <br />homeless population relative to their numbers in the overall population of the County <br />and of Oakland. Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics may be undercounted due to <br />language or cultural barriers, which may deter them from using services. <br />Age- <br />The homeless population in Alameda County includes children, youth, adults and <br />seniors. Among adults, the average age is 37. According to ESN, 41 percent of adults <br />seeking services in the first quarter of 1994 were between the ages of 30-39. The next <br />largest group, 30 percent, was between 40-54. The Robertson data show the average <br />age of homeless respondents at 37.6 years. In the 1996 Continuum of Care survey <br />nearly 80% of respondents were between 29 and 49 years of age. <br />Alameda County-Wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan: April 1997 <br />17 <br />