Fremont Sees Jump In Homelessness, PIT Reveals

FREMONT, CA — The number of homeless people living on Fremont streets has slightly increased over the last two years, bucking a declining trend across the county.

Fremont saw a 5.58% increase in unhoused homelessness over the past two years. City officials say 807 people were living on Fremont Street in 2024 compared to the 852 people recorded during the latest Point-in-Time Count.

The Point-in-Time Count takes place every two years, with volunteers helping officials get a census of the people experiencing homelessness. The count is mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and takes place every two years and is led by Alameda County, with assistance from individual cities.

The increase in Fremont bucks a larger trend in Alameda County, which saw the number of unhoused people in the region decline by 13%.

Other East Bay cities such as Berkeley, Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton also saw increases. Oakland, Hayward, Union City, Albany, and Alameda all saw declines, officials said.

Despite the increase in Fremont, city officials say the moderate jump demonstrates "regional stabilization and preservation in the progress made since the 2022 count," when more than 1,000 people were living on Fremont streets.

"We are encouraged to have maintained relative stability in this last PIT count cycle, even as the City has operated under significant budgetary constraint," City Manager Karena Shackelford said. "Fremont’s overall commitment and maintenance of internal and external investments in the City’s Housing Navigation Center, Winter Relief, Keep Fremont Housed, local homelessness shelters, and Mobile Evaluation Team (MET) programs have allowed us to prevent substantial increases in homelessness, as prioritized in the City’s Homelessness Response Plan, adopted in 2024."