How many persons are experiencing homelessness in Northeast Louisiana, the state and the nation?
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Here are some statistics- (Results of the Feb. 2024 Point in Time (one-day) count of the homeless in the 12 Northeastern LA Parishes)
Nearly half (47%) of persons seeking homeless services during the 12-month period ended Aug. 31,
2024, were children under 18, with their families or alone (825 of 1,750 persons).ANNUAL OUTCOMES 2024:
ANNUAL OUTCOMES: From the records of all publicly funded homeless service providers who report
their outcomes into a shared database, the Homeless Management Information System.
In the 12-month period ended Aug. 31, 2024, a total of 1,750 persons sought help from a reporting
homeless services provider in NELA. Of these, 925 were adults and 825 children. These persons
comprised 819 households, including 433 (53%) one-adult households and 386 family/youth households
(47% families with children or children alone). Of the total homeless, 27% (450 of 1,750) were
homeless due to domestic violence.
2024 POINT IN TIME SURVEY RESULTS: From a 24-hour sample called the Point in Time (PIT) survey.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT DATA: PIT is a one-day count – a snapshot of homelessness in one 24-hour
period. Numbers of those experiencing homelessness differ widely from day to day. Though PIT is
commonly reported data, a one-day sample is not truly representative of a 365-day year. PIT data
provides only a snapshot for comparison with other areas across the U.S.
The 2024 Point in Time Count in NELA held on Feb. 19, 2024, (one-day) count of the homeless in the
12 Northeastern LA Parishes identified the following:
• Total number of persons homeless on Feb. 19: 142 (up 18% from the 122 in 2023 but continuing an overall
downward trend over the last five years − (down 24% or 188 in 2019 vs. 142 in 2024)
• Of those homeless on PIT date, 119 were adults and 23 were children under 18
• Number of homeless individuals (homeless alone): 111 (up 29 or 35% from 82 in 2023)
• Number of homeless families (groups including at least one adult and children under 18 or
child-only households): 16
families comprising 36 persons (up 33% based on number of families from 2023 (12 families
comprising 34 people)
• All homeless families identified were in temporary housing; none were sleeping on the streets.
• Number of homeless youth under age 18: 23 (unchanged from 2023)
• Number of homeless youth under age 25: 31 (virtually unchanged from 2023’s 32)
• Number of homeless youth under age 25 without an adult with them: 8
• Number living in temporary housing: 96 (down 8.6% from 105 in 2023)
• Number living on streets: 46 (350% of 13 in 2023)
• Number of homeless Veterans: 5 ( up from 4 in 2023); all Vets homeless in 2024 were individuals
who were unsheltered
• Number of chronically homeless (CH) (repeatedly homeless over long periods): 20 (nearly 7 times
2023’s 3 CH)
Number persons homeless in the 12-parish region because of: (note: persons may list more than one
reason)
• Domestic violence (DV): 13 adults (11% of the adult homeless population)
• Persons in temporary housing programs for persons homeless due to DV (adults and children): 36
or 25% of total homeless
• Chronic substance abuse: 20 (up from 10 in 2023; 16.8% of total adult homeless population)
• Severe mental illness: 19 (up from 24 in 2023; 33% of total adult homeless population)
(All others did not designate one of these reasons or chose not to answer)
How do we compare to national averages (from AHAR* 2023 annual report to Congress by Dept. Housing
& Urban Dev.)
• In U.S. 60% of homeless were in temporary housing vs. 68% in NELA
• In U.S. 40% of homeless were unsheltered vs. 32% in NELA
• In U.S. 17% are children under 18 vs. 16% in NELA
• In U.S. 72% of homeless are individuals vs. 78% in NELA
• In U.S. 28% are part of families with children vs. 20% in NELA
• In U.S. 5.3% are unaccompanied youth under age 25 without an adult with them vs. 5.6% in NELA
• In U.S. 31% are chronically homeless vs. 16.8% of adults homeless in NELA
• In U.S. 6.5% of homeless adults are Vets vs. 4.2% of adults homeless in NELA
• In U.S. 60.5% are men and boys vs. 62% in NELA
• In U.S. 37% of persons experiencing homelessness are African American vs. 68% in NELA (vs. 13.7%
of total U.S. population)
Sources: Northeast LA Housing and Supportive Services Corp./HOME Coalition/Monroe- Northeast LA CoC
– Monroe/Northeast LA CoC Point- in- Time (PIT) survey of temporarily sheltered and street homeless
conducted Feb. 19, 2024; 2023 AHAR Report to Congress (Dec. 2023) by U.S. Dept. of Housing and
Urban Development at
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/ahar/2023-ahar-part-1-pit-estimates-of-homelessness-in-the-u
s.html
U.S. Census QuickFacts July 2023. [HOME Coalition (legal name: NELA Housing & Supportive Services
Corp.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the designated Continuum of Care
(LA-505) homeless system & services coordinating & reporting organization for the 12 Northeast
Louisiana parishes.] Info: www.nelahomecoalition.org
