Statistics
425 homeless individuals were counted in the 2017 Point-in-Time Count, the lowest total since 2010 (count conducted by the Lowcountry Homeless Coalition on behalf of the entire 7-County CoC)
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The number of unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness increased by approximately 257.89% between 2007-2017, according to the Point-in-Time Count (conducted by the Lowcountry Homeless Coalition on behalf of the entire 7-County CoC)
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The number of unsheltered individuals who are chronically homeless increased by 1,142.86% between 2007-2017, according to the Point-in-Time Count (conducted by the Lowcountry Homeless Coalition on behalf of the entire 7-County CoC)
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91% of homeless individuals counted in the annual 2017 Point-in-Time Count were in Charleston County.
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The total number of year-round beds that are available to people experiencing homelessness in the Continuum of Care, including specifically Emergency Shelter, Safe Haven, and Transitional Housing beds, has decreased by 46.22% between 2007-2017, according to the Housing Inventory Count
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36.71% of households in the City of Charleston are cost-burdened, according to 2011-2015 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Data (so that figure has likely increased as housing costs have continued to rise
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According to the American Community Survey, the median monthly housing cost in the city of Charleston has increased by 22.18% between 2010 and 2017.
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