Campbell

Population & Housing Growth in Campbell

Housing Types in Campbell

Only 1.8% of Campbell’s housing stock is deed-restricted affordable housing.

SOURCE: Units reported in the Housing Element Annual Performance Report that received building permits through 2023 were added to the unit counts in the previously reported 2018 Base Year table. ELI units, if any, are included in the VLI category since that is how HCD required production data to be reported. The RHNA data on new units relies on self-reporting by jurisdiction and can include units for which building permits were issued that never got built. The percentage of the total housing stock in the community is based the California Department of Finance’s Table E-5. See more information on our affordable housing assets page.

Jobs & Housing in Campbell

Renting & Cost Burden in Campbell

Current standards measure housing cost in relation to gross household income: households spending more than 30 percent of their income, including utilities, are generally considered to be overpaying or “cost burdened.”

The impact of high housing costs falls disproportionately on extremely low-, very low-, and low-income households, especially renters. While some higher-income households may choose to spend greater portions of their income for housing, the cost burden for lower-income households reflects choices limited by a lack of a sufficient supply of housing affordable to these households.

Homelessness in Campbell

2022: 216 people, all unsheltered (+191% from 2019)

2019: 74 people, all unsheltered (-21% from 2017)
Source: 2019 and 2022 Homeless Point In Time Count

Overcrowding in Campbell

Overcrowding increases health and safety concerns and stresses the condition of the housing stock and infrastructure. Overcrowding is strongly related to household size (particularly for large and very-large households) and the availability of suitably sized housing. Overcrowding impacts both owners and renters; however, renters are generally more significantly impacted. 

Resources in Campbell

Opportunity mapping is a way to measure and visualize place-based characteristics linked to critical life outcomes, such as educational attainment, earnings from employment, and economic mobility. This helps identify the areas where more affordable housing could expand access to existing resources for low-income households. Affordable housing developments located in High or Highest Resource areas are more likely to qualify for State funding. It is important to note that California’s affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) law requires cities to both take actions that open high resource, previously exclusionary areas to lower-income residents, and also create policies and investment to transform racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity.

View more detailed maps on the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee’s website.

Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)

All California jurisdictions are required to create an 8-year plan (known as a Housing Element) to meet the housing needs of their residents, at all income levels. The Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process is used to assign each city and county in California their “fair share” of the region’s new housing units, to make room for future growth and to ease our housing crisis. The current RHNA cycle, the state’s 6th, covers the period between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2031.

Each year in April, cities report their progress to HCD in the Annual Progress Report (APR). The APR covers both the number of homes permitted by income level and progress on the dozens of critical programs that deploy a range of solutions to address the unique housing needs of residents. These programs, done well, create the solid foundation needed to achieve the RHNA.

The table below shows Campbell’s target in the sixth cycle and progress to date in permitting new homes.

Permitting progress as of May 2025. Source: HCD 2024 Housing Element Implementation and APR Data Dashboard.

The table below shows Campbell’s target in the fifth cycle and final progress in permitting new homes.

Permitting progress as of December 2022. Source: HCD 5th Cycle Housing Element Implementation and APR Data Dashboard.

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)

ADUs and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) can be effective options for adding much needed housing in California, gently increasing density by adding more homes to a single lot. All California cities and counties are required to permit ADUs and JADUs according to State law. Since 2016, State ADU laws have evolved to make new development more feasible. HCD provides clarity and consistency on State housing law through education, technical assistance, and enforcement. HCD’s 2025 Accessory Dwelling Unit Handbook provides the most up-to-date guidance on State ADU laws.

Source: HCD 2023 Housing Element Implementation and APR Data Dashboard.  

Key Affordable Housing Policies

The Housing Element of Campbell’s General Plan includes policies supporting affordable housing. Current policies include:

• Inclusionary Housing Requirement 
• Commercial Linkage Fee
• ADU Streamlining

Additional Resources

• City of Campbell General Plan 2040
• City of Campbell 2023-2031 Housing Element
• City of Campbell Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
• City of Campbell Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance
• City of Campbell Housing Division
• City of Campbell Planning Division