NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) reports counts of families/households in shelter by type of family (families with children, adult families, or single adults) and by race or ethnicity of the head of household.
Households/families in shelter by month and family type
Total households/families in DHS shelters by family type
Households/families in shelter by month and race/ethnicity
Total households/families in DHS shelters by the race or ethnicity of the head of household.
These charts cross-filter. Click a family type or age group in either chart to cross filter data. E.g. click the “Asian” spot to see the count of this age group by family type on the top chart, or click the “Single adults” spot to see the distribution of races/ethnicities of single adults on the bottom chart.