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PIT - 2007 Statistics

Statistics on Homeless Persons in El Paso

The following chart is from a count and survey conducted on the night of January 29, 2007, and describes the number of homeless persons in Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, and living on the streets on the date of the Point in Time count. 

For detailed information about the individuals and families from the survey conducted by the Coalition, please refer to the Face of Homelessness in El Paso . 


2007 Point in Time Count

Homeless Population

Sheltered Persons

Unsheltered Persons

Total

Emergency

Transitional

 

1.  Number of Households with dependent children

      57

      77

0

      133

1a.  Total number of persons in these households (adults and children)

      191

      246

0

      622

2.  Number of Households without dependent children

      438

      93

      273

      804

2a. Total number of persons in these households

   438

      93

      273

     804

Total Persons (add lines 1a and 2a)

      629

      339

      273

      1241

Homeless Subpopulations

Sheltered

Unsheltered

Total

Men

    445

      243

      624

Women

      221

      30

      251

Children and teens

      302

N/A

      302

Chronically Homeless (Emergency and unsheltered only)

      72

      136

      208

Severely Mentally Ill

66

160

66

Chronic substance abuse

27

120

27

Veterans

96

50

96

Persons with HIV/AIDS

n/a

 N/a

0

Victims of Domestic Violence

132

N/a

132

Unaccompanied Youth (under 18)

13

N/a

13


*     for unsheltered homeless subpopulations

**   Includes single individuals, unaccompanied youth, and other adults (such as a married couple without children)

***  For “sheltered” chronically homeless subpopulations, list persons in emergency shelter only.
 
   
  Contact Info
  El Paso Coalition for the Homeless
6044 Gateway East, Suite 211
El Paso, Texas 79905
 
Phone:   915-843-2170
Fax:       915-843-2184
 

Through collaboration and coordination of efforts and an effective balance of programs, El Paso’s Continuum of Care will meet the diverse needs of persons at risk of becoming homeless, homeless individuals and families who can transition to a return to self-sufficiency, and those homeless who are no longer able to be totally independent.