What proportion of homeless clients are in family households?
• Each homeless client is an adult representing a homeless household. • 15 percent of these are family households (that is, the clients have one or more of their own children under age 18 with them). • On average, each homeless family household includes 2.2 minor children of the client. If we include the children as part of the total, what proportion of all homeless service users are members of homeless families? • 34 percent of homeless service users are members of homeless families. • 23 percent are minor children and 11 percent are their parents. What are the basic characteristics of the parent-clients in homeless families? • 84 percent are female and 16 percent are male. • 38 percent are white non-Hispanic, 43 percent are black non-Hispanic, 15 percent are Hispanic, 3 percent are Native American, and 1 percent are other races. • 26 percent are ages 17 to 24, 74 percent are ages 25 to 54, and less than 0.5 percent are ages 55 and older. • 41 percent have never married, 23 percent ar
