The Issues — Homelessness/Housing

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There are approximately 3,760 homeless individuals in Austin on any given day.


A family needs to make $17.54/hour to afford an average 2-bedroom apartment in Austin.


The annual income required to purchase a median priced home in Austin ($179,000) is $56,756  — yet workers in occupations that do not require advanced education take home 1/3 of that.


Approximately 33 percent of homeless men are veterans, although veterans compose only 23 percent of the general adult male population.


Approximately 22 percent of the single adult homeless population suffers from some form of severe and persistent mental illness.


Approximately half of all women and children experiencing homelessness are fleeing domestic violence.


Who is homeless or at risk of being homeless in Central Texas?
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