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The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US

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<strong>The</strong> 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress: Part 1<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce 2009<br />

• Po<strong>in</strong>t-<strong>in</strong>-time data started to identify veterans<br />

<strong>in</strong> 2009. <strong>The</strong> number <strong>of</strong> veterans experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

homelessness <strong>in</strong>creased between 2009 and 2010<br />

and then dropped every year until this past year.<br />

• S<strong>in</strong>ce 2009, veteran homelessness has dropped<br />

considerably, with 45 percent (or 33,311) fewer<br />

veterans experienc<strong>in</strong>g homelessness <strong>in</strong> 2017<br />

than <strong>in</strong> 2009.<br />

• Veteran homelessness decreased both<br />

among those <strong>in</strong> shelters and those found <strong>in</strong><br />

unsheltered locations. Between 2009 and 2017,<br />

the number <strong>of</strong> unsheltered veterans decreased<br />

by 49 percent (or 14,592 fewer veterans), and<br />

by 43 percent (or 18,719 fewer veterans) among<br />

those stay<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> shelters.<br />

EXHIBIT 5.2: Proportion <strong>of</strong> Adults Experienc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Homelessness</strong> Who Are Veterans<br />

Sheltered Status, 2017<br />

Sheltered Status<br />

# <strong>of</strong> Veterans Experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>Homelessness</strong><br />

# <strong>of</strong> Adults Experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>Homelessness</strong><br />

% <strong>of</strong> Adults Experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>Homelessness</strong> Who are<br />

Veterans<br />

Total 40,056 438,913 9.1<br />

Sheltered 24,690 257,578 9.6<br />

Unsheltered 15,366 181,335 8.5<br />

EXHIBIT 5.3: Demographic Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Homeless Veterans<br />

2017<br />

All Veterans Sheltered Veterans Unsheltered Veterans<br />

Characteristic<br />

# % # % # %<br />

Total Veterans 40,056 100 24,690 100% 15,366 100<br />

Gender<br />

Female 3,571 8.9 2,071 8.4 1,500 9.8<br />

Male 36,302 90.6 22,556 91.4 13,746 89.5<br />

Transgender 131 0.3 51 0.2 80 0.5<br />

Don’t Identify as Male,<br />

Female, or Transgender<br />

52 0.1 12 0.0 40 0.3<br />

Ethnicity<br />

Non-Hispanic 35,912 89.7 22,781 92.3 13,131 85.5<br />

Hispanic 4,144 10.3 1,909 7.7 2,235 14.5<br />

Race<br />

White 22,744 56.8 13,718 55.6 9,026 58.7<br />

African American 13,260 33.1 9,245 37.4 4,015 26.1<br />

Asian 447 1.1 188 0.8 259 1.7<br />

Native American 1,307 3.3 496 2.0 811 5.3<br />

Pacific Islander 376 0.9 134 0.5 242 1.6<br />

Multiple Races 1,922 4.8 909 3.7 1,013 6.6<br />

EXHIBIT 5.4: Change <strong>in</strong> Numbers <strong>of</strong> Homeless Veterans<br />

By Sheltered Status, 2009–2017<br />

2016–2017 2010–2017 2009–2017<br />

# % # % # %<br />

Total Veterans 585 1.5 -34,031 -45.9 -33,311 -45.4<br />

Sheltered -1,714 -6.5 -18,747 -43.2 -18,719 -43.1<br />

Unsheltered 2,299 17.6 -15,284 -49.9 -14,592 -48.7<br />

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