Statistics
There are 200,000 homeless veterans on any one day, up to 400,000 during any year
Total US homeless population 2005 Estimate:
- Approximately 744,313 people homeless on a single night.
- This includes 56% in shelters, 44% unsheltered; 59% single adults, 41% in families (98,452 families counted); 23% chronically homeless (171,200 disabled and long term or repeatedly homeless).
- The 172,000 chronically homeless use up 50% of the services.
- Of the total homeless population, 66 % (491,000) are males; 93% (456,700) of homeless males are 25 or older;
The total population of the United States:
- As of February 20, 2008: 303,477,991 According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
- The total male population over 25 is 92,800,000.
- The total population of veterans: 26,403,000, of which 24,810,000 are men and 1,593,000 are women as of census 2000.
- Total estimated spending for veterans: $234 per veteran.