The 2025 Pierce County Point In Time Count (PIT) showed 2,956 unhoused people, an 11% increase over 2024 (2,661).*
Over the last decade, the number
of unhoused people in Pierce County has more than doubled, from 1,283 to the current
2,956.*
In 2025 over 17,500
people entered the crisis
system and only 1,375 exited
to permanent housing.
Last year LASA provided over $127,000 in direct client support, including rent and utility assistance, security and utility deposits, hotel stays, and transportation.
In 2025, LASA's Hygiene Center opened for full usage to our community, providing free shower and laundry access for our neighbors. People checked in for these services over 1,300 times over the year.
In the next 20 years Pierce County needs to add 111,513 (5,575 a year) housing units to meet demand.
The City of Lakewood needs to add 9,378 (469 a year). From 2010 to 2023 Lakewood added 1231 new housing units (94 per year),