48%Of All Homeless Persons in Bucks County Are Children Or Transition-Aged Youth Below

·  48%of all homeless persons in Bucks County are children or transition-aged youth below the age of 24.

·  10%of all Bucks County residents are considered "food insecure". In a county of roughly 630,000 individuals, that's 63,000 citizens living without adequate food.

·  The number of homeless persons in Bucks County roseby 9%between 2015 and 2016. The graph on the right shows the number of people homeless on a given night in January, for the years 2015 and 2016.

·  ​​The median rent of an apartment of any size in Bucks County in 2017 was$1,780 per month. To put this into perspective, the median for the state of Pennsylvania is $1395 per month.

·  In the month of June, 2016, there was one foreclosure for every 884 houses in Bucks County. This number is a more than10% increasefrom 2015 at this time.

·  The average age of a homeless person is just9 years old.That's a child in only third or fourth grade.

·  The median price for a house in Bucks County in June of 2017 was$325,000.

·  Roughly50%of women and children who are homeless in the United States are escaping a situation of domestic abuse.

·  About40%of all homeless men are, or have served, in the armed forces.

Sources: HCCOBC Point in Time Count, United Way of Bucks County, RealtyTrak, City-Data.com, Long Foster "Market Minute”, Open Door Mission, Zillow: Real Estate, Apartments, Mortgages & Home Values.