Culver City's Unhoused Population continues to shrink

The number of unsheltered people experiencing homelessness in Culver City continues to decline in the Heart of Screenland. On Monday, the City of Culver City's Housing and Human Services Department released data from the 2025 Point In Time Count conducted on February 20, 2025.

On that night, teams identified 105 unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness in Culver City, down nearly 9% from its count of 115 persons in 2024. This reflects continued progress in connecting our neighbors with the shelter, housing, and services they need. In 2022, Culver City counted 229 unsheltered persons during its count, meaning Culver City has achieved a 54% decrease in unsheltered people experiencing homelessness in the past four years. Currently 165 unhoused persons are receiving shelter in Culver City, which is a significant increase from the 38 people who were receiving shelter in 2023.

"The data from our investments is clear, these programs are making a real difference in people’s lives,” said Mayor Dan O’Brien. “Culver City is emerging as a model for how cities across California can tackle this crisis through a comprehensive, community-focused approach. I'm grateful for staff and partners helping make this progress, as well as their help in this important Point in Time Count. The work continues on."

Key Data

• In 2025, there are 105 unsheltered people experiencing homelessness, down 9% from 2024, and down 54% from 2022.
• There are 165 unhoused people receiving shelter in Culver City, over four times as many people receiving shelter in 2023, which was 38.
• In 2025, there are six tents and makeshift shelters on the street, down 88% from the 47 in 2023. In 2022, there were 96, marking a 94% decrease in tents and makeshift shelters in just three years.
• The number of people utilizing cars as shelter has decreased from 40 to 24. Culver City continues to consider a safe parking program which will be able to better serve these individuals.

Culver City continues to be a California leader in addressing homelessness by using a comprehensive approach while leading with care.

Culver City’s data shows the results of Culver City’s commitment to leading with care in helping people receive shelter and resources. Since Culver City declared a homelessness emergency in January 2023, the City has taken unprecedented action toward resolving homelessness, including opening permanent and supportive housing sites, opening a safe-sleep site, providing shelter at two local motels, launching a mobile crisis response team, partnering with street-based healthcare, and offering extensive outreach services weekly. The latest data available from a June 2025 presentation to City Council shows:

• Culver City’s Project Homekey Permanent Supportive Housing site is housing 37 residents.
• Culver City’s Project Homekey Interim Housing site is temporarily housing 32 participants.
• Culver City’s Wellness Village has 17 guests currently residing at the Safe-Sleep site, with 82 since the program began.
• Culver City's Motel Lease Program is sheltering 39 people, which has helped 159 participants since 2023.  
• Culver City’s Mobile Crisis Team, which launched in March 2024, has helped provide placement for 70 unhoused individuals and has responded to 1,928 calls for service and performed 204 mental health assessments. 

For more information about Culver City’s efforts on addressing homelessness, visit the Homeless Services webpage.