Basic Facts About Homelessness
Coalition for the Homeless provides up-to-date information on New York City's homeless population. In recent years, homelessness in New York City has reached the highest levels since the Great Depression. You can find detailed information about homelessness -- including comprehensive statistics and historical data -- at the following pages:
• Basic Facts About Homelessness: New York City
• Basic Facts About Homelessness: New York City Data and Charts
• Basic Facts About Homelessness: United States
In New York City...
• Each night more than 45,000 people -- including 17,000 children -- experience homelessness.
• Currently 41,200 homeless men, women, and children bed down each night in municipal homeless shelters, and thousands more sleep rough on the streets or in other forms of shelter.
• Each year, more than 110,000 different homeless New Yorkers, including more than 40,000 children, sleep in the municipal shelter system.
• The number of homeless families has nearly doubled over the past decade.
New York City's Homeless Shelter Population: A Snapshot (October 31, 2011)
• Total number of homeless people in municipal shelters: 41,204
• Number of homeless families: 10,048
• Number of homeless children: 16,934
• Number of homeless adults in families: 14,810
• Number of homeless single adults: 9,460
• Number of homeless single men: 6,940
• Number of homeless single women: 2,520
Basic Facts About Homelessness: Downloads
The following documents are available for download:
• New York City Homelessness: Fact Sheet
• The New York City Homeless Shelter Population: Charts
• The New York City Homeless Shelter Population: Historical Data, 1983-Present
