Learning More From Homeless Point-in-Time Counts

Figures & data

Figure 1. Number of months homeless during the last 36 months as reported by 307 respondents who answered a question about months homeless during the unsheltered Point-in-Time Count in Nashville/Davidson County in January 2022, and projection to 2,208 people who experience homelessness over three years by weighting each person observed by the inverse of the proportion of time homeless. People who were observed but declined interviews or did not report time homeless are included in the projection, on the assumption that their distribution is the same as that of respondents who did report.

Table 1. Characteristics of 307 respondents who answered a question about months homeless during the unsheltered Point-in-Time Count in Nashville/Davidson County in January 2022, and projection to 2,208 people who experience homelessness over three years by weighting each person observed by the inverse of the proportion of time homeless.

Characteristic	Observed		Projected %
	%	Mean (Standard Deviation)	%	Mean (Standard Deviation)
Demographics
Age (years)		42 (15)		41 (13)
Age first homeless		35 (13)		34 (13)
Male	72		77
Black/African American	23		23
White	68		68
Other race	9		8
Hispanic/Latino (any race)	6		5
With family or non-family members	20		20
With pets	20		17
With others or pets	31		27
Patterns of homelessness
Months homeless in last 36 months		25 (13)		10 (12)
First time homeless		45		60
Times homeless in last 36 months
1	65		72
2	11		10
3	6		4
4 or more	18		14
Characteristic	Observed		Projected %
	%	Mean (SD)	%	Mean (SD)
Disabilities
Physical disability	38		30
Serious mental illness	46		43
Substance use disorder	37		28
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS)	1		0
Any disability (includes other)	75		68
Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability Iincome (SSI/SSDI)	18		17
Meets chronic definition	56		30
Other
Had COVID-19	16		14
Homeless due to violence	11		9
Military veteran	9		8
Interested in housing if needs met	95		97
Used any shelter in past years	45		46