Charting Homelessness in NYC

Race/Ethnicity

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.

Filter:
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.
$242 billion
Aug
2022