National Homelessness Data Hub
Data & Trends — providing national context for Maya House's programs
Last updated: January 31, 2026
Introduction
Maya House situates its work within the broader national housing crisis. This page presents publicly available national homelessness data to provide context for the populations and challenges our phased programs are designed to address.
1. National Homelessness Overview (Most Recent Data)
Key Metrics
- Total people experiencing homelessness (Point-in-Time count) — Live / sample (see chart)
- Individuals vs. People in family households — Individuals / Families are available as series in the chart controls
- Trend over time (2015–most recent) — Full series accessible via the chart overlay and CSV export
| Year | PIT total |
|---|---|
| 2015 | — |
| 2016 | — |
| 2017 | — |
| 2018 | — |
| 2019 | — |
| 2020 | — |
| 2021 | — |
| 2022 | — |
| 2023 | — |
Data Sources: HUD AHAR / PIT (via HUD Exchange), National Alliance to End Homelessness. Fetch live CSV by setting env var HUD_PIT_CSV_URL.
Data status: Automatic (sample fallback). You can configure a remote HUD PIT CSV URL in environment variables to fetch authoritative data.
2. Subpopulation View
A. Children / Families
- Number of children experiencing homelessness — ≈ 123,000 (PIT, 2023)
- % change year over year — ≈ +1.5% (2022 → 2023)
- Families with children vs. individuals — Families (households): ≈ 55,000 households; Individuals (non-family): ≈ 440,000 people
Impact on Children: Children experiencing homelessness face educational disruptions, health risks, and developmental impacts that compound across years. These example numbers are illustrative and reflect typical PIT estimates; link to primary sources below for official counts.
Visualizations
B. Chronic Homelessness
Definition: Chronic homelessness = people who have experienced homelessness for long periods or multiple times with disabling conditions.
- Total chronically homeless — ≈ 100,000 (AHAR definition)
- % of total homelessness — ≈ 16% of PIT total
- Geographic patterns — Higher concentrations observed in CA, NY, FL (sample pattern from PIT data)
Visualizations
C. Intersection (Children + Chronic + Other)
- Children + chronic conditions — (placeholder)
- Families with chronic health barriers — (placeholder)
- Youth (18–24) vs. adults — (placeholder)
Visualizations / Overlay
Data Sources & Definitions
Primary Sources
- HUD Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR)
- HUD PIT Count Data
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
- U.S. Census for demographic context
Definitions (click to expand)
- Unsheltered homelessness: people without any indoor shelter
- Chronically homeless: prolonged or repeated homelessness with disability
- Family homelessness: households with children
Short Intro: Maya House situates its work within the broader national housing crisis. This page presents publicly available national homelessness data to provide context for the populations and challenges our phased programs are designed to address.
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