How many homeless are there in Orange County?
2011 Homeless Census and Survey Findings
There was a 17% decrease in the number of homeless individuals counted in the 2011 Homeless Census from 2009.
Number of Homeless in the Country?
There are 633,782 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in the United States.
These numbers come from point-in-time counts, which are conducted, community by community, on a single night in January every other year. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires communities to submit this data every other year in order to qualify for federal homeless assistance funds. Many communities conduct counts more regularly.
The above numbers are provided by the National Alliance to End Homelessness
There are 1.1 million homeless students in U.S. Public Schools (does not include infants and toddlers). California alone has 248,904. Source: Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homeless