Conference of Mayors report on the fiscal impact of an undercount. this effect is noted: ". . . the formulas used by the federal government to allocate funds in vanous programs include the number of people who are part of a socioeconomic group--for example. those living in poverty. Since such groups are the ones that historically are the most likely to be undercounted. the loss of federal funds in a city with large portions of such populations is particularly profound." Specifically. the report identifies San Francisco in stating: "The impact of the undercount will be greater in the next decade if the Census 2000 reflects the same inaccuracy. The City is more likely than many other areas of the United States to be adversely affected if sampling is not used in Census 2000." The report continues in addressing the immigrant population in San Francisco: "Studies have shown that communities having a large. relatively recent immigrant population. as well as those with a relatively large proportion of their households living in rental units. are especially prone to undercounts." From the time between the 1980 census and the 1990 census. 54.000 immigrants came to San Francisco and the net increase through 1997 has been 66.000. In addition to the undercount of the immigrant population in cities. there is also a concern which San Francisco shares with other urban areas in an undercount of the homeless population. In a years time. 11.00016.000 San Franciscans experience at least one episode of homelessness. Almost a third of this number is comprised of families with children which translates into a large potential undercount of children in urban areas.
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