Point-in-Time Data | 2024
Homelessness Count
The numbers below illustrate the problem of homelessness in Wake County. The definition of homelessness varies by funding source. It can include “literal homelessness,” which means living in a shelter or transitional housing facility, fleeing domestic violence; living in an unsheltered location; doubled up with family/friends; and/or living in a hotel/motel.
Point-in-Time Count (PIT) Overall
January, 2024
Total Households
Persons
Persons experiencing homelessness are youth between the ages of 18-24
A required activity for federal funding, the PIT Count provides an annual snapshot of literal homelessness for one night in January. The PIT Count describes literal homelessness; however, the PIT Count is only completed once per year; captures the number of people on one night only; and is generally recognized as an undercount.
Race
January, 2024
African American
White
Multiple Races
*Other Races
The majority (63%) of homeless persons in the PIT count identified as African-American. 81% of African-Americans experiencing homelessness were in emergency shelter, while 11% were in transitional housing, and 8% were unsheltered.
*American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous (16 persons), Asian or Asian American (7 persons), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (3 persons), Middle Eastern or North African (1 person). Identified as only Hispanic/Latina/e/o (31 persons).
Ethnicity
January, 2024
Hispanic / Latino
Gender
January, 2024
Females
Males
Transgender
Gender Non-conforming
Questioning
During the PIT count, 84% of males were sheltered and 16% were unsheltered. 87% of females were sheltered and 13% of males were unsheltered. All Transgender persons were sheltered.
Chronic Homelessness
January, 2024