Point-in-Time Data | 2025
Preliminary Homelessness Count
The preliminary numbers below illustrate the scope of homelessness in Wake County. The definition of homelessness used for this count complies with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) definition of “literal homelessness,” which means living in a shelter or transitional housing facility, fleeing domestic violence; living in an unsheltered location; but does not include doubled up with family/friends or couch surfing.
The 2025 Point-In-Time Count was conducted on January 22, 2025.
Point-in-Time Count (PIT) Overall
January 2025
Family 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.
Chronic Homelessness
January 2025
Chronically Homeless
The HUD definition of Chronic Homelessness includes presence of a disabling condition and 12 consecutive months homeless or 4 episodes in the last 3 years, totaling at least 12 months. In the 2025 PIT Count, 25% of people counted were chronically homeless.
Race
January 2025
Black, African American, or African
White
Hispanic/ Latina/e/o
Multiple Races
Alaska Native, Asian or Asian American, Middle Eastern or North African, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
75 percent of all persons (including children) identified with a race and ethnicity other than White alone, or White and Hispanic/Latina/e/o compared to Wake County at large at 42 percent.
Gender
January 2025
Females
Males
Transgender, Non-Binary, or More than One Gender
During the PIT count, 73% of males were sheltered and 23% were unsheltered. 77% of females were sheltered and 13% were unsheltered. 3 Transgender and 1 Non-Binary person were unsheltered.