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31 vacant homes for every 1 homeless person in the US. i think the problem is slightly more complex.

by badinsie 5y ago

Bromeo 5y ago
Do you have some source for this?
- commoner 5y ago
  That was from December 2019:[1] > Based on currently available numbers, there are about 31 vacant housing units for every homeless person in the U.S. The most recent numbers are 15,185,000 vacant housing units (Q3 2021)[2] and 580,466 homeless people (January 2020),[3] which makes the current ratio 26.2 vacant housing units per homeless person in the U.S. If you want to go by year-round vacant housing units, that number drops to 11,671,000, and the ratio becomes 20.1. For year-round vacant housing units held off-market, it's 7,008,000 and 12.1. Though the numbers are different, it's pretty clear that there are many times more vacant homes than homeless people in the U.S. [1] https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/24/fact-check-633000-homeless-million-vacant-homes/ https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/24/fact-check-633000-homel... [2] https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/currenthvspress.pdf https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/currenthvspress.pdf (PDF, page 5) [3] https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness-2021/ https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homeless...
France_is_bacon 5y ago
Irongirl1 5y ago
Honestly, the actual "housing" is not the biggest issue. It happened to me too and I wasn't a drinker, druggie or anything like. It is sometimes just a real s*itstorm of bad luck that snowballs. And yes, most of the time it gets magnified if you are an introvert...with no network. If you are already on the edge any little thing can tip you over and in this country, the rules about needing a mailing address, phone number etc can really slow down the recovery process. I spent a month with a family member I despise, then got a job with room/board included and then moved out of state. Sometimes starting over requires big moves. I had to eat a massive dead crow...but in the end I suppose it was worth it.

31 vacant homes for every 1 homeless person in the US. i think the problem is slightly more complex.

Bromeo 5y ago

Do you have some source for this?

commoner 5y ago
That was from December 2019:[1] > Based on currently available numbers, there are about 31 vacant housing units for every homeless person in the U.S. The most recent numbers are 15,185,000 vacant housing units (Q3 2021)[2] and 580,466 homeless people (January 2020),[3] which makes the current ratio 26.2 vacant housing units per homeless person in the U.S. If you want to go by year-round vacant housing units, that number drops to 11,671,000, and the ratio becomes 20.1. For year-round vacant housing units held off-market, it's 7,008,000 and 12.1. Though the numbers are different, it's pretty clear that there are many times more vacant homes than homeless people in the U.S. [1] https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/24/fact-check-633000-homeless-million-vacant-homes/ https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/24/fact-check-633000-homel... [2] https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/currenthvspress.pdf https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/currenthvspress.pdf (PDF, page 5) [3] https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness-2021/ https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homeless...

France_is_bacon 5y ago

Irongirl1 5y ago

Honestly, the actual "housing" is not the biggest issue. It happened to me too and I wasn't a drinker, druggie or anything like. It is sometimes just a real s*itstorm of bad luck that snowballs. And yes, most of the time it gets magnified if you are an introvert...with no network. If you are already on the edge any little thing can tip you over and in this country, the rules about needing a mailing address, phone number etc can really slow down the recovery process. I spent a month with a family member I despise, then got a job with room/board included and then moved out of state. Sometimes starting over requires big moves. I had to eat a massive dead crow...but in the end I suppose it was worth it.