2023 Point-in-Time Count

Data is compiled from annual count of people experiencing homelessness

The Point-in-Time (PIT) count is an annual count of people experiencing homelessness in a single night of January. The count, which is mandated by the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development, is conducted nationwide. This year, the count was on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The data was released in July by the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority, which oversees the PIT count in Indiana.

Locally, the total number of people experiencing homelessness has been declining over the past 5 years, according to the PIT count. In 2023, the PIT count recorded 427 total people experiencing homelessness in Region 10, which includes Monroe, Morgan, Lawrence, Owen, Greene and Martin counties. That’s down from 502 people counted in 2019.

The number of households experiencing homelessness also has decreased during that 5-year period, from 364 in 2019 to 317 in 2023. The graph below shows data for the period from 2019-2023 for Region 10.

Data Source: Indiana Housing Community Development Authority Point-in-Time Count

Number of Total Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Region 10 from 2019-2023

20192020202120222023
502409439426427
Data Source: Indiana Housing Community Development Authority Point-in-Time Count

Age Demographic of People Experiencing Homelessness

The number of children and young adults experiencing homelessness has also decreased over the past 5 years in Region 10.

20192020202120222023
Under 18 years old131118989396
18-24 years old4432373025
Over 24 years old 327259304303306
Data Source: Indiana Housing Community Development Authority Point-in-Time Count

The PIT count includes individuals who are unsheltered (i.e., living somewhere not meant for habitation), staying in a shelter, or in a hotel/motel paid for with emergency funds. Data for people in shelters is either pulled directly from the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) or provided from shelters, including domestic violence shelters and other emergency shelters.

For a deeper dive into the PIT count data, click here for a spreadsheet of results for 2023 (select the R10 tab for Region 10 data). Or find more information on the IHCDA data portal here.