Sponsor
Thank you to Megan Bolton and the rest of the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) team who helped manage this project, coordinate outreach, and answer questions. This report would not have been possible without the support and leadership of OHCS. Thank you also to those working for and with Oregon’s Continuums of Care who contributed their time and expertise in sharing essential data for this project.
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1-2025
Subjects
Homelessness -- United States -- Oregon, Homelessness -- Social aspects, Social justice
Abstract
The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is a census of people experiencing both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness on a single night in January. The federal government requires this at least every other year as a condition of funding it distributes to Continuums of Care (CoCs), networks of government agencies and service providers that manage homelessness services and funding in specific regions. The unsheltered PIT Count is only required during odd-numbered years. Because of the cost and complexity involved, not all CoCs conduct an unsheltered count in even-numbered years. In 2024, all Oregon CoCs submitted sheltered PIT Count data. Only some conducted an unsheltered count, while others used “by-name” lists of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness who had engaged with local services or outreach workers. This means that there is not a 2024 unsheltered homelessness total for many Oregon counties.
This report provides county-level unsheltered totals where available and makes no attempt to infer an updated statewide unsheltered total given the lack of data. The report does include sheltered totals for all Oregon counties and across the state, as well as the Housing Inventory Count (HIC) data on shelter and housing bed totals for people experiencing or exiting homelessness, both reported by Oregon CoCs. We also include the number of children enrolled in Oregon schools who were reported by school districts as experiencing homelessness under a definition that includes PIT Count criteria, as well as children doubled up with other families by necessity rather than choice. Finally, we include estimates of total doubled-up homelessness across the state calculated using census survey data.
Rights
© 2024 Portland State University Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/42985
Citation Details
Spurbeck, F. H., Greene, J., and Zapata, M. (2025). 2024 Oregon Statewide Homelessness Estimates. Portland State University Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative.
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