Statistics of homeless people

The estimates of homelessness found in the State of Homelessness in America reports from 2007 to 2014 do not reflect the current estimates from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is due to retroactive changes to improve data quality.

Homelessness

On a single night in January 2013, 610,042 people were experiencing homelessness. From 2012 to 2013, a period of continued slow recovery from the Great Recession, overall homelessness decreased by 3.7 percent and homelessness decreased among every major subpopulation—families (7 percent), chronically homeless individuals (7.3 percent), and veterans (7.3 percent). But nationwide trends do not tell the full story:

• 31 states saw a decrease in homelessness, while 20 states saw increases in overall homelessness.

• The national rate of homelessness fell to 19 homeless persons per 10 ,000 people in the general population, but the rate in individual states ranged from 106 in Washington, DC to 8 in Mississippi.

• The rate of veteran homelessness fell to 27 homeless veterans per 10,000 veterans in the general population, but the rate in individual states ranged from 28 in Wyoming to 156 in Washington, DC.

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• Nationally, the number of people in poverty increased slightly, by 0.6 percent with 24 states experiencing an increase.

• The poverty rate remained unchanged at 15.9 percent, but the rate in individual states ranged from 10 percent in New Hampshire to 24 percent in Mississippi.

• Unemployment decreased 9.6 percent nationally and in all but four states from 2011 to 2012 and the unemployment rate ranged state by state from 3 percent in North Dakota to 11 percent in Nevada.

• The number of poor rental households experiencing severe housing cost burden, meaning households in poverty paying more than 50 percent of their income toward housing, increased slightly nationally, by 0.7 percent. Yet, 25 states still saw decreases.

• The number of people in poor households living doubled up with family and friends remained relatively stable nationally, decreasing in 27 states and increasing in 24 states.
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Populations at Risk of Homelessness

Homelessness is often described as a “lagging indicator,” meaning it takes time for economic and housing trends to impact trends in homelessness. Examining the trends in populations that would seem to be at particular risk of homelessness may be valuable in anticipating future needs for housing and homelessness assistance. Nationally, unemployment decreased significantly, but trends in the size of other at-risk populations did not improve simultaneously. Additionally, there was great variation among the states:

Sources:

http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/the-state-of-homelessness-2014 

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