Community Fact Sheet: The Changing Face of NWA’s Homeless: More Results from the 2011 Homeless Census

Authors

Kevin Fitzpatrick, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
Wendie Neesa Choudary, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
Emily Ann Hallgren, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow

Document Type

Fact Sheet

Publication Date

2011

Keywords

Homelessness; Northwest Arkansas; Census

Abstract

On any given night, it is estimated that over 2,000 adults and youth are without their own place in Washington and Benton Counties. Results from the 2011 Northwest Arkansas Homeless Census of interviewed adults (n=437), revealed that 58 percent were male, 81 percent were White/Caucasian, and 64 percent unmarried. The median age was 40 years. While this demographic profile mirrors much of what was reported in the 2009 Northwest Arkansas Homeless Census, there are some shifts that have taken place worth noting.

Citation

Fitzpatrick, K., Choudary, W. N., & Hallgren, E. A. (2011). Community Fact Sheet: The Changing Face of NWA’s Homeless: More Results from the 2011 Homeless Census. Northwest Arkansas Social Indicators, 3 (5) Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cfihome/14