Insights into Homelessness Trends and Analysis in Polk County CoC
Discover key data points and trends on homelessness in Polk County CoC, including Point-in-Time counts, housing inventory, unsheltered totals over time, zip code analysis, permanent housing statistics, and chronic population figures. Gain valuable insights into the homelessness response system and the varying needs of individuals experiencing homelessness.
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2024 Point-in-Time Homeward - Polk County CoC PRESENTER: SUSIE MCCARRAGHER, HMIS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
PIT vs. HIC Point-in-Time (PIT) Housing Inventory Count (HIC) The PIT Count is the count of all people experiencing homelessness, both sheltered (ES, TH, & SH) and unsheltered, on one single night. The HIC is the count of the total bed capacity for most projects (ES, TH, SH, OPH & PSH) The HIC looks at the homeless response system s capacity to fulfill the needs of those experiencing homelessness across the CoC. The PIT is a snapshot of the entire Homeless Response System (HMIS, DVIMS, and Non-participating projects) on one single night. 2 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
DSM Point-in-Time Totals 800 715 681 700 646 644 606 154 576 600 181 126 126 14 112 14 92 14 12 500 12 13 147 129 130 92 94 118 400 300 200 400 394 388 377 376 353 100 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Emergency Shelter (ES) Unsheltered Safe Haven (SH) Transitional Housing (TH) 3 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
Unsheltered Totals over Time Winter Unsheltered Total 2014 - 2024 160 147 140 130 129 118 120 107 102 94 100 93 92 80 69 60 52 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 4 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
2024 Unsheltered Zip Code Analysis Data collected from unsheltered responses for Zip Code of Last Permanent Address. All percentages reflect known values. There were 14 observations and 22 interviews that provided no answer to this question. Thus, the percentages below are based on the 111 answers that were collected. 5 5/3/2025 ICALLIANCES.ORG
Permanent Housing PIT Totals 1600 1402 1400 1200 431 1053 1015 977 925 1000 317 801 331 800 245 350 455 150 251 600 184 199 166 170 400 516 496 485 485 485 457 200 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Other Permanent Housing (OPH) Rapid Rehousing (RRH) 6 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
Chronic Population PIT Totals 200 175 180 166 3 3 160 132 140 47 71 119 5 114 120 2 104 3 2 100 64 55 68 80 44 60 116 101 40 63 58 56 49 20 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Emergency Shelter (ES) Unsheltered Safe Haven (SH) Total 7 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
Veteran Population PIT Totals 70 59 58 60 54 4 51 1 50 3 19 14 14 39 38 12 40 2 3 13 14 12 30 12 18 12 8 20 7 15 28 24 21 10 17 16 10 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Emergency Shelter (ES) Unsheltered Safe Haven (SH) Transitional Housing (TH) 8 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
Youth Population PIT Totals 70 66 60 22 51 50 41 40 18 7 37 40 32 13 0 18 12 30 9 4 4 2 2 20 37 33 23 21 21 21 10 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Emergency Shelter (ES) Unsheltered Transitional Housing (TH) Totals 9 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
Point-in-Time Subpopulations 200 188 185 174 180 166 160 137 134 140 131 120 112 101 100 100 89 73 80 71 65 59 60 52 42 33 40 20 6 5 3 3 2 1 0 2019 2020 HIV/AIDS 2021 2022 2023 2024 Mental Illness Substance Abuse Domestic Violence (*Fleeing) 10 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
Additional Comparisons Race & Ethnicity Race & Ethnicity 17, 2% 31, 4%21, 3% Asian Black or African American Hispanic Only 162, 22% Middle Eastern Pacific Islander White 19, 3% Multiple 1, 0% White and Hispanic 4, 1% 470, 65% These amounts are combined from ES/TH/SH/Unsheltered Counts 11 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
Additional Comparisons Gender & Age 3, 0% Gender 1, 0% 1, 0% Age Category Total Percent Woman/Girl Under Age 18 70 10% Persons ages 18 to 24 42 6% Man/Boy 248, 35% Persons ages 25 to 34 145 20% Persons ages 35 to 44 156 22% Transgender Persons ages 45 to 54 147 20.5% 462, 65% Persons ages 55 to 64 130 18% Nonbinary Persons over 64 25 3.5% Multiple These amounts are combined from ES/TH/SH/Unsheltered Counts 12 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
HIC: Emergency Shelter Beds 550 12 16 14 450 48 29 20 12 20 38 10 20 20 350 394 376 400 377 388 353 250 436 429 416 407 407 387 150 50 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -50 Year Round Beds Seasonal Beds Overflow PIT Count 13 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
HIC: Transitional Housing Beds 250 200 181 154 150 126 126 112 92 216 100 192 176 188 181 180 50 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Transitional Housing Beds PIT Counts Clients 14 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
HIC: Permanent Housing Beds 1200 1000 963 651 680 800 684 468 736 627 276 205 600 187 175 191 506 400 497 521 502 502 492 200 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Permanent Supportive Housing Beds Other Permanent Housing Beds PIT Counts Clients 15 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
Bed Utilization 120% 100% 100% 99% 99% 98% 97% 97% 97% 97% 97% 100% 95% 93% 91% 90% 87% 86% 86% 82% 80% 80% 80% 80% 72% 70% 60% 60% 51% 40% 20% 0% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Emergency Shelter (ES) Transitional Housing (TH) Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Other Permanent Housing (OPH) Safe Haven (SH) WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG 16 5/3/2025
Summary In summary, PIT totals have increased across the board. The unsheltered homeless count is the largest count Homeward has seen in the last 10 years. Utilization rates have increased across all projects. Permanent Supportive Housing and Other Permanent Housing projects are nearly fully occupied with 99% and 97% utilization rates. Aging homelessness is currently not the same level of concern that it is at the national level this year, but we are seeing indications of that being an issue in the future. 17 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
Questions? Iowa HMIS Director Patrick Schacherer: patrick.schacherer@icalliances.org Iowa HMIS Manager KarLee Kearns: karlee.kearns@icalliances.org Iowa HMIS System Administrators Susie McCarragher: susan.mccarragher@icalliances.org Kyndra Lobdell: kyndra.lobdell@icalliances.org HMIS Data Analyst Kasperian Kittredge: Kasperian.Kittredge@icalliances.org Ehren Stover-Wright: ehren.wright@icalliances.org 18 5/3/2025 WWW.ICALLIANCES.ORG
