Others titles
- Homeless Ratio
- General Population Ratio
Keywords
- Homeless to General Population
- Unsheltered Street Homeless
- Street Homeless Peoples
Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population
Homelessness is a social crisis in the United States of America. According to McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act, homeless people are those who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. “Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population in major US Cities in 2012.
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Description
This represents a list of large U.S. cities for which DHS was able to confirm a recent estimate of the unsheltered population. A 2012 result is only available for Seattle, WA. Other cities either did not conduct a count in 2012, or their 2012 results are not yet available. 2010 unsheltered census figures were used for Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, and Washington, DC, and Boston; the 2009 estimate is used for Chicago. General population figures are the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Data Info
Date Created | 2015-02-04 |
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Last Modified | 2022-07-28 |
Version | 2022-07-28 |
Update Frequency |
Never |
Temporal Coverage |
N/A |
Spatial Coverage |
United States |
Source | John Snow Labs; City of New York; |
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Source Citation |
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Keywords | Homeless to General Population, Unsheltered Street Homeless, Street Homeless Peoples |
Other Titles | Homeless Ratio, General Population Ratio |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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City | City of homeless | string | - |
Street_Homeless_Population | Street Homeless Population | integer | level : Nominal |
General_Population | General Population | integer | level : Nominal |
Ratio_Of_Unsheltered_Homeless_To_General_Population | Ratio between Homeless to General Population | string | - |
Data Preview
City | Street Homeless Population | General Population | Ratio Of Unsheltered Homeless To General Population |
New York City | 3262 | 8175133 | 1 in 2506 |
San Francisco CA | 3106 | 805235 | 1 in 259 |
Los Angeles CA | 12977 | 3792621 | 1 in 292 |
Seattle WA | 1898 | 608660 | 1 in 320 |
Miami FL | 487 | 399457 | 1 in 820 |
Washington DC | 305 | 601723 | 1 in 1973 |
Chicago IL | 1722 | 2695598 | 1 in 1565 |
Boston MA | 182 | 617594 | 1 in 3393 |
Boston, MA | 182 | 645169 | 1 in 3,545 |
Chicago, IL | 884 | 2851268 | 1 in 3,225 |