Homelessness in Florida

The Florida Department of Children and Families’ Office on Homelessness 2005 Report on Homeless Conditions in Florida, states that in Florida…

83,391 people are homeless; this number does not include people who became homeless because of the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes

Homelessness has tripled since 1991 from 28,000 to 83,391

There are fewer than 4 beds for every 10 people who are homeless in Florida

38 percent of the homeless population is families

Minor children represent 25 percent of the total number of homeless people in Florida

35 percent of homeless people are children

8 percent of homeless people are over 60 years old

84 percent of homeless families are headed by a single mother     

48 percent have never been homeless before

46 percent have been homeless for less than 3 months

Only 25 percent of homeless people in Florida have been homeless for more than a year

39 percent are employed, 18 percent full time