Point In Time (PIT)
The North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People (NDCHP) conducted a statewide point-in-time survey of homeless people on January 27, 2010. The survey collected information relating to demographics, education, employment, veteran status, common characteristics, and service utilization.The following table shows the total count of homeless persons by region, age and status as “chronic” or “long term homeless”.
| Region |
Adults |
Children under 18 |
Total persons |
Chronic** |
Long Term Homeless*** |
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 19* | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 35 | 22 | 59* | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 101 | 33 | 138* | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | 73 | 34 | 111* | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | 280 | 60 | 347* | 49 | 111 |
| 6 | 39 | 1 | 47* | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | 230 | 142 | 378* | 8 | 100 |
| 8 | 23 | 3 | 27* | 1 | 5 |
| Total ND | 787 | 300 | 1126* | 64 | 277 |
*Information regarding age was not available for 39 homeless persons.
**Chronic status is determined using the HUD definition, which is an individual with a disabling condition who has been homeless for at least one year or, four or more times in the last three years, and is sleeping either in an emergency shelter or somewhere not fit for human habitation.
***Long term homeless (LTH) is the definition adopted by the ND Interagency Council on Homelessness, which is an individual or a family with a disabling condition who has been homeless continuously for at least one year or more than four times in the last three years. The ICH definition does not exclude people who are currently living “doubled up” with friends/family, people precariously housed in motels or those in transitional housing.
