The unhoused population in the city of Baldwin Park declined by 35.7% between 2024 and 2025, according to data released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
This year’s point-in-time count was part of the 2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count and recorded 108 unhoused individuals living in Baldwin Park, down from 168 in 2024. The reduction outpaced LA County’s 4% decline and the 7.4% drop in the San Gabriel Valley region.
LA County’s homeless population totaled 72,308 this year.
The 2025 count reflects an 80% reduction in the city’s homeless population compared with five years ago, city officials reported.
“We are extremely proud of the meaningful progress we’ve made in reducing homelessness in Baldwin Park,” Mayor Alejandra Avila said in a statement. “These numbers further demonstrate the effectiveness of our award-winning Homeless Reduction Initiatives and motivate city officials to continue our efforts to address homelessness throughout the region. We are committed to helping individuals and families transition to safe and private housing with physical, financial and social support services.”
Officials noted the City Council’s 2021 approval for Esperanza Villa, the first tiny home village in the San Gabriel Valley that provides 25 shelter beds, and a year later Serenity Homes, a 16-unit interim housing project for families with children.
Both sites offer case management, meals, transportation, job placement and health services, in an effort to provide residents experiencing homelessness the support needed to transition into permanent housing.
“Baldwin Park is committed to helping families and individuals experiencing homelessness at every stage of their journey,” Avila said. “Our long-term housing facilities offer our most vulnerable residents stable housing options that assist them in successfully reintegrating into the community.”
The City Council also directed federal Community Development Block Grant money to the East San Gabriel Valley Coalition for the Homeless, Domestic Violence Advocate and Church of the Redeemer Food Bank and provided American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Oath for Country Foundation to provide services to homeless individuals in Baldwin Park.
From a partnership with San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity, the city developed a program to acquire and rehabilitate housing properties using funds from the state’s HOME Investment Partnership Program.
As part of the Mid-Valley Collaborative on Homelessness, Baldwin Park, South El Monte and El Monte developed a five-year homeless plan to coordinate local efforts to address homelessness. Officials said this plan enabled the three cities to access funding and participate in activities aimed at preventing homelessness, while expanding workforce development programs and exploring opportunities to increase the number of affordable and supportive housing units. The cities received funding through the county Measure H Homeless Implementation Plan, leading to an increase in the supply of interim and permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Funding totals as well as the number of housing units added were not immediately available.
“We won’t rest until every person in our community has a place to call home,” Avila added. “Baldwin Park is building a model of what’s possible when cities invest in long-term solutions.”
For more information on the 2025 homeless count, visit LAHSA.org. To learn more about Baldwin Park’s housing plan, visit the city’s website.
