According to the latest U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development data, individual homeless adults – those who are not part of a family with children during an episode of homelessness – represent the largest population of people experiencing homelessness. […]
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Poverty is Down — But Concerns About Homelessness Remain Up
Poverty rates are down: the U.S. Census Bureau has been documenting modest declines since 2010. And, in a recent report, the agency detailed a 0.5 percent decrease in the number of people living below the poverty line in 2018. Since […]
Data Visualization: Homeless Population Representation by Location
The fourth and final installment of the Alliance’s Demographic Data Project analyzes how geography plays a role in the demographics of homeless populations nationwide. The visualization below demonstrates the occurrence of homelessness among major cities, “other urban” areas (smaller cities), […]
Family Homelessness: Measuring Progress
Updated January 2, 2020 The Alliance has released a new data tool to demonstrate state and local progress on ending family homelessness. The tool provides information derived from the 2018 and 2019 PIT and HIC data, and illustrates the capacity […]
Data Visualization: Racial Disparities in Homelessness
The third brief in the Demographic Data Project explores race and ethnicity, which are dominant organizing factors in America. They impact where a person lives when they are born, how they die, and practically everything in between. Homelessness is no […]