HomeAid Facts

• In the nation, the number of people experiencing homelessness on a single night was 650,000
• A total of 79,000 family households including 242,000 persons in families experienced homelessness on a single night.
• The number of homeless persons in families has increased by 20 percent from 2007 to 2010, and families currently represent a much larger share of the total sheltered population than ever before.
• It is estimated that on any given night in America, 300,000 children are homeless.
• California has the highest homeless population in the nation.
• In California on any given night, 360,000 homeless individuals sleep on the streets or in shelters.
• Families constitute about one third of all homeless and are the fastest-growing group of homeless.
• In a 50-city survey, the number of homeless people greatly exceeded the number of emergency shelter and transitional housing spaces.
• One in 50 children is homeless in the country.
• Domestic violence is one of the most frequently stated causes of homelessness for families.
• The Veterans Administration estimates that nearly 200,000 veterans are homeless on any given night.

Sources: The US Department of Housing and Urban Development 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, National Coalition for the Homeless