The Numbers
Homelessness in NJ
On the night of January 22, 2019 a total of 8,864 men, women and children in 6,748 households were identified as experiencing homelessness in the state of New Jersey.
The Breakdown
- 5,531 people were in Emergency Shelter
- 1,832 people were in Transitional Housing
- 19 people were in Safe Haven
- 1,492 people were Unsheltered
- 1,462 persons were identified as Chronically Homeless
- 551 persons were identified as Veterans
- 917 persons were identified as Youth Households (persons under the age of 25 not accompanied by an adult over the age of 24)
- 801 persons identified as Victims of Domestic Violence
Demographics
Persons identifying as Black or African-American and those identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native are over-represented in the population experiencing homelessness. For persons identifying as Black or African American, while 13% of the state population, they represent 49% of the population experiencing homelessness. Similarly, persons identifying as American Indian/Alaska Native represent .1% of the state population and .6% of the population experiencing homelessness.
