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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Homeless Population
Measurement Period: 2017
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This indicator measures the number of homeless people. Every two years, during the last ten days of January, there is a nationwide effort to count every homeless person across the country. This Point-in-time count attempts to capture both sheltered and unsheltered homeless people to provide a snapshot of homelessness in the United States. Staff from homeless assistance agencies, county and city employees, and hundreds of volunteers across Oregon conducted a street count of the unsheltered population, and data were collected on the homeless population living in emergency shelters and transitional housing throughout the state.
Unsheltered is defined by HUD as people who are staying in places not meant for people to live such as in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, and on the street.
Why is this important?
Homelessness can be caused by a number of economic and demographic factors. The population of Oregon is increasing rapidly from people moving into the state. However, housing production declined dramatically from 2005 through 2010 and has only recently begun to recover, leading to a critically low housing supply. A low housing inventory coupled with a growing population has led to some of the lowest rental vacancy rates in the country. Furthermore, from 2008 to 2015, family median incomes decreased 1.8 percent while median rents increased 9.8 percent (in 2015 inflation-adjusted dollars). Tens of thousands of people are simply unable to afford these rising housing costs and have had to sleep in shelters, in their cars, or on the street.
Point-in-Time counts are an important source of information about neighbors who cannot find a permanent place to call home on a given night, but they do not tell the full story.
County: Klamath
192.0
people
Source:
Oregon Housing and Community Services
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: Sky Lakes Medical Center
Last update: June 2019
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: Sky Lakes Medical Center
Last update: June 2019
Filter(s) for this location: Region: South Central
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Data Source
- Oregon Housing and Community Services
Maintained By: Sky Lakes Medical Center
Filed under: Economy / Housing & Homes, Physical Determinants of Health