2014 Point-in-Time Homelessness Estimates for U.S. States and Continuums of Care

The dataset provides 2014 national, state, and Continuum of Care-level Point-in-Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory (HIC) estimates of homelessness. It includes counts of chronically homeless persons, homeless veterans, and homeless children and youth, as compiled by the Department of Housing and Urban Development from January 2014 counts.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of homeless veterans and homeless children and youth across different Continuums of Care.
• Compare state-level Point-in-Time estimates with Housing Inventory counts to assess shelter capacity gaps.
• Examine the prevalence of chronic homelessness within national and sub-national geographic units.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• Provides estimates for specific subpopulations including homeless veterans and homeless children.
• Offers geographic granularity at national, state, and Continuum of Care levels.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single-year snapshot from 2014 and lacks temporal trends.
• Row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of data volume and feature scope.
• The raw data format is a spreadsheet, which may require cleaning for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Collection Method

Point-in-Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory (HIC) counts conducted in January 2014.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data reflects a January 2014 count; the platform record was updated in 2026.

Geography

United States (national, state, and Continuum of Care levels)