The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US

The 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress: Part 1
EXHIBIT 3.3: Demographic Characteristics of Homeless People in Families with Children
2017
Characteristic
People in Families with
Children
Age
All Homeless People in Families Sheltered People in Families Unsheltered People in Families
# % # % # %
184,661 100 167,723 100 16,938 100
Under 18 109,719 59.4 100,960 60.2 8,759 51.7
18 – 24 15,408 8.3 13,851 8.3 1,557 9.2
Over 24 59,534 32.2 52,912 31.5 6,622 39.1
Gender
Female 111,394 60.3 102,589 61.2 8,805 52.0
Male 73,027 39.5 64,971 38.7 8,056 47.6
Transgender 85 0.0 70 0.0 15 0.1
Don’t identify as male,
female, or transgender
Ethnicity
155 0.1 93 0.1 62 0.4
Non-Hispanic 134,363 72.8 121,175 72.2 13,188 77.9
Hispanic 50,298 27.2 46,548 27.8 3,750 22.1
Race
White 68,308 37.0 58,266 34.7 10,042 59.3
African American 92,538 50.1 88,934 53.0 3,604 21.3
Asian 1,919 1.0 1,695 1.0 224 1.3
Native American 4,548 2.5 3,939 2.3 609 3.6
Pacific Islander 4,302 2.3 2,954 1.8 1,348 8.0
Multiple Races 13,046 7.1 11,935 7.1 1,111 6.6
EXHIBIT 3.4: Change in Number of Homeless People in Families with Children
By Sheltered Status, 2007-2017
Change 2016-2017 Change 2010-2017 Change 2007-2017
# % # % # %
Persons in families -10,055 -5.2 -57,276 -23.7 -49,897 -21.3
Sheltered -7,840 -4.5 -23,602 -12.3 -10,605 -5.9
Unsheltered -2,215 -11.6 -33,674 -66.5 -39,292 -69.9
Family households -3,294 -5.4 -21,471 -27.0 -20,564 -26.2
EXHIBIT 3.5: Change in Numbers of Homeless People in Families with Children
By Age and Sheltered Status, 2016–2017
Total Change Sheltered Change Unsheltered Change
# % # % # %
Under 18 -6,987 -6.0 -5,451 -5.1 -1,536 -14.9
18 to 24 -742 -4.6 -1,059 -7.1 317 25.6
Over 24 -2,326 -3.8 -1,330 -2.5 -996 -13.1
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