3 County Portland 2022-2023 Point in Time Population Count Change Tables, with Receipts.

This week 3 Oregon Portland metro counties issued a press release with preliminary 2023 HUD homeless PIT counts. 

I found it somewhat confusing to follow and understand changes from last year.

Using  data sent to me by the counties as a result of public record requests or Commission briefing material I created a PDF file HERE, and embedded below that includes: 

• A comparison table that shows changes in the OTAL homeless population from 2022-2023. 
• A comparison table that shows changes in the CHRONIC homeless population from 2022-2023. 
• A comparison table that shows changes in the VETERAN homeless population from 2022-2023.
• The 2022 PIT population counts I got from HUD. 
• The 2023 PIT counts I got from each county. 

Quick Takes.  

Regionwide reductions in the chronic homeless and the veteran homeless populations kept overall increases lower than they would have been otherwise.

The total homeless population increased region wide because Multnomah county increases swamped decreases in Clackamas and Washington counties. The overall increase in the homeless population is discouraging, although changes in methodology likely was a key reason for the increase.  

Veteran homeless populations decreased in all counties regionwide, but the population of unsheltered homeless veterans crept higher in both Multnomah and Washington counties. 

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog. 

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