Mid-Hudson Valley

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Housing

Homeless Persons

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Homeless Persons

What does this measure?

The number of homeless people at a given point in time (usually one night in January), per 10,000 residents.

Why is this important?

The extent of homelessness can be an indicator of a community's ability to provide stable jobs that pay a living wage as well as a measure of support for the unemployed and access to affordable housing and health care. Homelessness is related to larger issues such as poverty, employment, mental health, substance abuse and family violence. The way a community cares for its more vulnerable citizens is a marker of collaboration and its social support systems.

How is the region performing?

In 2020, the Mid-Hudson Valley region's point-in-time count reported 17 homeless people per 10,000 residents, a 12% decrease from 19 in 2007 but still below the regional high of 20 in 2012. Since 2007, the region's rate has consistently been below the national rate except in 2019, but higher than the state (excluding NYC). In 2020, the state (excluding NYC) and national rates were at 12 and 18 respectively.

Ulster County had the highest rate at 24 homeless people per 10,000 residents, followed by Dutchess County (20) while Orange County had the lowest rate at 12 homeless people per 10,000 residents in 2020.

Notes about the data

Data is unavailable for all counties. Region does not include Putnam County. It is very difficult to obtain an exact count of homeless persons, due to transience and to limited resources for record-keeping. Comparable data presented for available counties are currently limited to point-in-time counts done on one night in January.

Homeless Persons

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Region	19.2	15.0	18.0	20.4	17.7	19.9	18.9	13.7	13.9	12.9	14.1	16.7	18.4	16.9
Columbia, Greene	28.8	15.3	23.8	27.2	15.9	11.9	10.1	11.6	8.9	10.7	13.4	18.3	18.8	15.5
Sullivan	44.0	17.9	47.5	51.6	68.1	81.9	72.3	17.3	17.4	21.8	22.3	25.1	21.5
Dutchess	18.5	18.5	16.0	16.0	14.6	15.3	13.4	13.7	12.8	13.1	13.2	13.6	18.1	20.0
Orange	11.2	8.4	12.1	13.5	12.0	13.4	12.3	11.2	13.2	9.1	9.2	12.6	15.3	11.7
Ulster	19.6	21.6	17.0	24.1	14.2	19.6	24.5	18.9	19.1	18.3	23.0	26.0	24.3	24.1
NYS (excluding NYC)	11.0	9.7	10.5	11.1	11.0	11.5	11.9	11.4	11.6	11.5	11.7	11.9	12.1	11.7
U.S.	21.5	21.0	20.5	20.6	20.0	19.8	18.7	18.1	17.6	17.0	17.0	16.9	17.3	17.5

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Census
Notes: Rate is per 10,000 residents. Figures represent point-in-time counts.

Total Homeless Persons

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Region	1,988	1,564	1,871	2,126	1,844	2,072	1,966	1,424	1,440	1,335	1,460	1,728	1,916	1,671
Columbia, Greene	325	172	267	305	177	132	112	128	97	116	144	196	200	170
Sullivan	343	139	369	400	525	630	556	131	130	163	167	189	162
Dutchess	547	547	474	476	435	453	397	403	375	385	388	399	533	591
Orange	414	311	450	505	448	502	459	421	495	343	350	480	589	471
Ulster	359	395	311	440	259	355	442	341	343	328	411	464	432	439
NYS (excluding NYC)	12,229	10,864	11,724	12,419	12,322	12,894	13,370	12,780	12,927	12,829	13,002	13,221	13,487	13,328
U.S.	647,258	639,784	630,227	637,077	623,788	621,553	590,364	576,450	564,708	549,928	550,996	552,830	567,715	580,466

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Census
Notes: Figures represent point-in-time counts.

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INDICATORS	TREND \| STATE
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families	Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	Decreasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	Decreasing
Teen Pregnancy	Decreasing
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Juvenile Delinquency Intakes	Decreasing
Bullying at School	Decreasing
Average Charitable Giving	Increasing
Voter Registration Rate	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Increasing
Total Population	Increasing
Population by Age	Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Household Types	Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Employment by Sector	Not Applicable
Spending for County Government	Increasing
Tourism Revenue	Increasing
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation	Decreasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Economic Background	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate	Decreasing
High School GED Rate	Decreasing
Plans of High School Graduates	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty	Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Seniors Living in Poverty	Maintaining
Veterans Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care	Decreasing
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch	Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Deaths from Drug Overdoses	Increasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Not Applicable
Babies with Low Birth Weights	Increasing
People Living wth HIV	Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits	Decreasing
Homeownership Rates	Increasing
Homeless Persons	Decreasing
Cost of Homeownership	Maintaining
Cost of Renting	Not Applicable
Violent Crimes	Decreasing
Domestic Violence	Decreasing