Families make up almost two-thirds of Greater Boston's homeless population. Much of the 2023-2024 increase in population is made up of people in families.

Point-in-time counts of people experiencing homelessness.

People in Families (2024): 16,609 Individuals (2024): 4,573
People in Families (2023): 8,826 Individuals (2023): 3,848
Note: Two of Greater Boston's Continuums of Care performed only partial counts in 2021, potentially leading to lower counts overall.
Chart: Boston IndicatorsSource: HUD Point-in-Time CountsGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper