POINT IN TIME COUNT 2017: FL-507 Where Individuals Stayed

On January 25th, 2017, with the help of 200+ volunteers and partner agencies, the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida conducted a survey to better understand homelessness in Central Florida. In the 2017 Point in Time Count, we identified 2,074 homeless individuals in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole County.

784 340

950

Emergency Shelter (45.81%) Transitional Housing (37.80%)

Veterans

Unsheltered (16.39%)

Children

22%

11%

Families

12%

Demographi Female

38%

Male

62%

PIT 2017: Housing Type & County Percentages County Population Percentages

The 2017 PIT Count recorded a population of 2,074 individuals across the three counties combined.

Orange County = 1,522 Individuals Osceola County = 239 Individuals Seminole County = 313 Individuals Orange (73.38%)

Osceola (11.52%)

Seminole (15.09%)

Orange County

Orange County Breakdown by ES, TH, Unsheltred Emergency Shelter = 740 Individuals Transitional Housing = 551 Individuals Unsheltered = 231 Individuals Emergency Shelter (48.62%) Transitional Housing (36.20%)

Unsheltered (15.18%)

Osceola County

Osceola County PIT breakdown by ES, TH, Unsheltred Emergency Shelter = 77 Individuals Transitional Housing = 124 Individuals Unsheltered = 38 Individuals Emergency Shelter (32.22%) Transitional Housing (51.88%)

Unsheltered (15.90%)

Seminole County

Seminole County Breakdown by ES, TH, Unsheltred Emergency Shelter = 133 Individuals Transitional Housing = 109 Individuals Unsheltered = 71 Individuals Emergency Shelter (42.49%) Transitional Housing (34.82%)

Unsheltered (22.68%)

Homeless Subpopulations Sheltered

Unsheltered

250

200

150

100

50

0

Chronic

5000 4378

Chronic Veterans Domestic Viole..

Mental Illness

Substance Use..

HIV/AIDS

The Big Picture: Year by Year (2013-2017 Counts)

Number of Persons

4000

3000

2254

2112

2074 1613

2000

1000

0 2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

PIT Year Persons Homeless

Some factors may skew the number of individuals reported in the Point in Time Count.  A primary factor is weather on the night of the count. When there is substantial rain, as there was in 2016, there is a chance that street count (unsheltered persons) numbers are artificially lowered. Beyond weather, changes from one year to another and multi-year trends are shaped by both community efforts and changes in the local economy and housing costs. Report prepared by: Homeless Services Network of Central Florida | HMIS Department