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2005 Homeless Count

Pennington County

Total Individuals Surveyed 158

Total Homeless Counted 144
(count form only)

Total Children 53
(survey/homeless count form)

Total Homeless 355

Total Male/Female (survey/homeless count form)

    • Women – 106
    • Men – 175
    • Children – 53
    • Unsure Adult – 21

Race (survey (158)

    • White – 60
    • Native American – 52
    • Hispanic – 5
    • African American – 2
    • Other – 2
    • No response - 38

Total Families (survey (158)

    • Single Families – 6
    • Married Couple/No children – 6
    • Married w/children – 0
    • Individuals – 146
    • No Response – 0

Age Demographics (survey (158)

    • 15-25 – 13
    • 26-35 – 37
    • 36 – 45 – 51
    • 46 – 55 – 37
    • 56 – over – 16
    • No response – 4

How many times homeless (survey (158)

    • 1 time in 3 years – 67
    • 2 times in 3 years – 24
    • 3 times in 3 years – 10
    • 4 or more times – 40
    • No response – 17

Where are you sleeping tonight (survey/homeless count form(302)

    • Outdoors – 6
    • Emergency Shelter – 85
    • Transitional Housing – 69
    • Hotel/Motel – 129
    • Vehicle – 5
    • Other – 8

Military Service (survey (158)

    • Yes – 37
    • No – 120
    • No response – 1

Registered with the VA (survey (158)

    • Yes – 26
    • No – 131
    • No response – 1

Income Information (surveys – multiple answers)

    • SSDI – 27
    • Veteran’s Benefits – 4
    • Unemployment – 5
    • SSI/Retirement – 0
    • Food Stamps – 9
    • Child Support – 0
    • Work – 85
    • Relatives – 3
    • Nothing – 15
    • Other – 11

Total Doubled up - 417

416 (school district numbers)

 

- 53 (kids already counted as homeless)

363 kids considered doubled-up

 

+ 21 (number on homeless count form)

417 total doubled up for Pennington County

 

 

 

   

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