Point in Time Count
2022 Point in Time Count Results
2022 Point in Time Count PDF of above graphic
You can view the live 2022 Point in Time Count Presentation here on our website. It was first presented at our May 6, 2022 General Membership Meeting. Click here to view a PDF of the 2022 PIT presentation.
Click here to read our Media Release
Takeaways
- 2022 Point in Time Count shows a 17% increase in homelessness over last year
- 1,286 people experienced literal homelessness in Central Oregon on January 24th, 2022
- 79% of people counted were unsheltered
- 65% of those counted have lived in Central Oregon for more than 3 years
- 60% of those counted have been homeless for more than 12 months
- The total number of youth experiencing homelessness continues to climb
- Central Oregon continues to see that people of color experience homelessness at a greater rate than their white peers**
Comparison 2015-2021
This summary includes ONLY survey respondents that met the HUD definition of literally homeless – sheltered and unsheltered.
- in 2021, 1,099 people experienced homelessness in Central Oregon on January 20, 2021, an increase of 13.42% over 2020.
- **To review historic PIT data through a racial equity lens, visit this site and filter to OR-503 .
| POPULATION | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | % CHANGE |
| 2020-2021 | |||||||
| TOTAL (Adults + Children) | 594 | 778 | 787 | 880 | 969 | 1099 | 13.42 |
| All Households | 409 | 510 | 57 2 | 616 | 586 | 836 | 42.66 |
| Individuals in Families (1AD +1CH) | 211 | 284 | 199 | 243 | 360 | 165 | -54.17 |
| Adults (18+ years old) | 465 | 615 | 663 | 773 | 604 | 989 | 63.74 |
| All Children (<18 years old) | 129 | 163 | 124 | 147 | 203 | 110 | -45.81 |
| Unaccompanied Children (<18) | 12 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 200.00 |
| All Youth (18-24 years old) | 55 | 78 | 94 | 76 | 71 | 175 | 146.48 |
| Unaccompanied Youth (18-24) | 43 | 61 | 83 | 52 | 48 | 154 | 220.83 |
| Veterans | >59 | 83 | 60 | 62 | 59 | 89 | 50.85 |
| Chronically Homeless Veterans | 30 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 8 | -70.37 |
| Chronically Homeless Individuals | 161 | 187 | 139 | 160 | 286 | 74 | -74.13 |
Definitions:
- Sheltered: Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, Hotel/Motel Paid for by an agency
- Unsheltered: Living in a place not meant for human habitation (i.e. car, outside, on street or public lands, in abandoned building, etc.)
- Household: a group of respondents who self report as a household (could be partners or parents and children)
2021 Point In Time (PIT) Count
The Homeless Leadership Coalition (HLC) released the results of its 2021 Point In-Time Count, which provides a snap shot of homelessness in Central Oregon the night of January 20, 2021. This survey queries people experiencing homelessness, in transitional housing or at-risk of becoming homeless in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. It is a part of a state and national effort to understand the scope of the crisis, the reasons for homelessness and the barriers people experiencing homelessness face in finding appropriate and adequate housing.
View 2021 takeaways here: Point in Time Count 2021