Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services and Human Resources Administration and NYCStat shelter census reports
*For data through September 2011, figures for homeless families, children, and adult family members reflect end-of-month census data. All numbers for families after September 2011 and for homeless single adults (men and women) for all months reflect average daily census data.
TONIGHT,
56,849 people will sleep in NYC shelters.
12,304 families will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. View the average yearly breakdown of the census below.
20,811 single adults will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. View the average yearly breakdown of the census below.
18,099 children in families will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. View the average yearly breakdown of the census below.
17,939 adults in families will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. View the average yearly breakdown of the census below.
4,872 single adult women will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. View the average yearly breakdown of the census below.
15,939 single adult men will sleep in homeless shelters tonight. Hover to see the average yearly breakdown of the census below.
