US homelessness rose by record 18% in latest annual data
The rise was driven by unaffordable housing, inflation, systemic racism, natural disasters and rising immigration.
US Homelessness Surged 18% in 2024; More Than 770,000 Counted as Homeless
A record-breaking 771,480 people in the U.S. are experiencing homelessness on a single night in 2024, the government says.
Homelessness rates jumped by double digits in 2024 as Americans battled to afford housing
"It's just one point in time. It's a picture, a photograph, as opposed to a video" Ruege said.
U.S. homelessness surged 18 percent to record level, annual report says
The report attributed the historically high number to several factors, including a multi-year surge in home prices and a ...
U.S. homelessness up 18% since 2023; Oregon alone in not counting most unsheltered people this year, feds report
Oregon was the lone state in which officials opted not to conduct a new count of people living unsheltered in nearly all its ...
US homelessness up double digits, rising numbers of asylum seekers, affordability crisis among causes
A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development shows homelessness rose 18% in 2024, with causes including ...
LA sees drop in unsheltered homelessness amid 18% increase nationwide
The LA area experienced a 5% drop, the first in seven years, according to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
HUD: Homelessness soared 18% to 770K in single-night count taken in January
The number of homeless people counted across the country on a single night in January 2024 soared by 18% over a year-earlier ...
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American homelessness jumped by double digits nationwide in 2024, 6 percent in California
In 2022, the population of people experiencing homelessness was around 580,000. "The numbers are just mind-boggling to me," ...