The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US
The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US
The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US
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2National 1National Estimates<br />
Homeless Individuals<br />
<strong>Homelessness</strong> <strong>in</strong> the United States<br />
Data source: PIT 2007–2017<br />
EXHIBIT 2.1: PIT Estimates <strong>of</strong><br />
Homeless Individuals<br />
By Sheltered Status, 2007–2017<br />
647,258<br />
639,784 630,227 637,077 623,788 621,553<br />
590,364<br />
576,450<br />
564,708<br />
549,928 533,742<br />
412,700 404,525 392,131 395,140 387,613 382,156 368,174 360,189 358,422 355,212 369,081<br />
213,073 204,855 215,995 212,218 205,834 199,159 203,127 209,148 205,616 198,008 193,144<br />
199,627 199,670<br />
176,136 182,922 181,779 182,997<br />
165,047<br />
151,041 152,806 157,204<br />
175,937<br />
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017<br />
All Homeless People<br />
Total Individuals<br />
Sheltered Individuals<br />
Unsheltered Individuals<br />
On a S<strong>in</strong>gle Night <strong>in</strong> January 2017<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re were 369,081 people experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
homelessness <strong>in</strong> households without children,<br />
represent<strong>in</strong>g 67 percent <strong>of</strong> the total homeless<br />
population.<br />
• Almost half <strong>of</strong> all people experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
homelessness as <strong>in</strong>dividuals were stay<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
unsheltered locations, 48 percent or 175,937<br />
people.<br />
• Women made up a somewhat greater share <strong>of</strong><br />
sheltered <strong>in</strong>dividuals (30%) than <strong>of</strong> unsheltered<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividuals (26%).<br />
• Across both sheltered and unsheltered people<br />
experienc<strong>in</strong>g homelessness as <strong>in</strong>dividuals,<br />
19 percent identified themselves as Hispanic<br />
or Lat<strong>in</strong>o. <strong>The</strong>y were much more likely to<br />
be stay<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> unsheltered locations than<br />
<strong>in</strong> shelters. Almost a quarter unsheltered<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividuals were Hispanic (23%) compared<br />
to just 15 percent <strong>of</strong> sheltered <strong>in</strong>dividuals<br />
identify<strong>in</strong>g as Hispanic.<br />
• Just over half <strong>of</strong> people experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
homelessness as <strong>in</strong>dividuals were white (52%<br />
or 192,671 people). An even higher percentage<br />
<strong>of</strong> unsheltered homeless <strong>in</strong>dividuals were<br />
white (55% or 96,448 people, while African<br />
Americans accounted for 36 percent <strong>of</strong> all<br />
homeless <strong>in</strong>dividuals (or 132,399 people) but<br />
only 31 percent <strong>of</strong> unsheltered <strong>in</strong>dividuals (or<br />
53,844 people).<br />
Demographic Characteristics<br />
• Most <strong>in</strong>dividuals experienc<strong>in</strong>g homelessness<br />
(88 percent) were over the age <strong>of</strong> 24. People<br />
between 18 and 24 years old made up just 10<br />
percent <strong>of</strong> homeless <strong>in</strong>dividuals, and only one<br />
percent <strong>of</strong> homeless <strong>in</strong>dividuals were under 18<br />
years old.<br />
• More than seven <strong>in</strong> ten people homeless as<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividuals were men, 71 percent or 262,011<br />
men. <strong>The</strong> rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g 29 percent were women<br />
(just over 28 percent or 104,315 women),<br />
transgender, or people who did not identify as<br />
male, female or transgender.<br />
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