Community Assessment 2020-2025

Sacramento Employment and Training Agency 2020-2025
ANALYSIS
From a thorough analysis, the following issues and trends arise from the data contained in the
2020-2025 Community Assessment.
Sacramento Demographics
• The number of Sacramento County children living in poverty has grown and will likely
continue to grow given the median household income is not keeping pace with the cost of
housing and other living expenses.
• Single-parent households are disproportionately affected, particularly female-headed
households.
• According to the “2019 Point in Time Homeless Count” the model homeless family consists
of “a single Black/African American Female in her mid-30’s with 1-2 young children”.
• Approximately 20% of the homeless population in Sacramento County is made up of families
and 52% of these are living unsheltered.
• Certain communities in Sacramento County have shown a significant increase in children
living in poverty.
• There will continue to be a great need in the community for programs, such as Head Start, that
serve low-income families and their children.
Child Care Supply and Demand
• The demand for childcare, especially high-quality early care and preschool in Sacramento
County remains much greater than what is currently available.
• Looking at population growth estimates, the demand for childcare in the county will continue
to outpace the slots currently available for children.
• At a minimum, being able to retain the currently funded enrollment slots would be a
tremendous asset to the community.
• Full-time employment is more readily available and there is a need for longer sessions or fullday
options.
• Head Start/Early Head Starts will need to continue to adjust their program approaches to meet
the changing needs of the families.
• The implementation of transitional kindergarten at school districts has impacted Head Start
recruitment and enrollment.
• Head Start programs may find it more difficult to find and retain older preschool children as
there are more options for families in the community and in their elementary schools. As a
result, grantee and delegate agencies may have to revise recruitment strategies, design centers
or school sites to have classes serving both the Early Head Start and Head Start target
population to make them convenient for families.
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