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2005 Homeless Count

Statewide

Total Individuals Surveys 444

Total Homeless Counted 341
(count form only)

Total Children 244
(survey/homeless count form)

Total Homeless 1,029

Counties that submitted homeless information (survey/homeless count form)

    • Beadle 1 adult
    • Brown 3 adults
    • Codington 2 adults
    • Custer 8 adults/8 children
    • Davison 1 adult/4 children
    • Hughes 12 adults/1 child
    • Lake 1 adult/1 child
    • Lawrence 5 adults/6 children
    • Meade 4 adults/5 children
    • Spink 1 adult/2 children
    • Turner 1 adult
    • Walworth 3 adults/7 children
    • Yankton 23 adults

  Total Male/Female (survey/homeless count form (1,029)

    • Women 264
    • Men 499
    • Children 244
    • Unsure Adult 21
    • No response 1

  Race (survey (444)

    • White – 215
    • Native American – 125
    • African American – 14
    • Hispanic – 13
    • Other – 4
    • No response – 73

  Total Families (survey only (444)

    • Single Parents - 86
    • Married Couple/No children – 19
    • Married W/Children – 16
    • Individuals - 300
    • No response – 23

  Age Demographics (survey only (444)

    • 15-25 – 92
    • 26-35 – 100
    • 36-45 – 120
    • 46-55 – 87
    • 56 – over – 28
    • No response – 17

 How many times homeless (survey (444)

    • 1 time in 3 years – 206
    • 2 times in 3 years – 70
    • 3 times in 3 years – 37
    • 4 or more times – 72
    • No response – 59

Military Service (survey (444)

    • Yes – 79
    • No – 335
    • No response – 30 

Registered with the VA (survey (444)

    • Yes – 57
    • No – 357
    • No Response – 30

Income Information (survey – multiple answers)

    • SSI – 56
    • VA – 10
    • Unemployment – 11
    • SS/Retirement – 6
    • Food Stamps – 58
    • Child Support – 10
    • Work (includes day labor) – 198
    • Relatives – 20
    • Nothing – 63
    • Other – 24
    • No Response – 24

Total Doubled-Up - 552

 

 

   

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