On average, how long are homeless people on the streets for?

For a variety of reasons, and as you can probably imagine, it is very difficult to collect reliable data on "people on the streets." That said, according to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress http://www.hudhre. read more

Homeless people can expect to die 30 years before the average person, research has found. A study showed that homeless men are dying at an average of 47 years and homeless women at 43, in stark contrast to the average age of death for the general population, 77 years. read more

“Unaccompanied youth were more likely to be unsheltered (55%) than both all people experiencing homelessness (35%) and all people experiencing homelessness as individuals (48%).” 70% (385,475) were 25 years old or older. read more