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MONTANA HOMELESS SURVEY DATA INDIVIDUALS Gender of Homeless Individuals in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged Male 68% Female 31% Missing or N/A 1% Age of Billings Respondents 2 127 375 15 11 21 4 76 272 15 7 25 11 47 152 7 3 0 6 83 266 12 7 15 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Under age 18 18 - 29 30-59 60-64 Over age 65 Missing or no answer 2005 2006 2007 Average Number of Individuals in Billings 399 220 390 551 0 100 200 300 400 [PHONE REDACTED] 2006 2007 Average City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 Individuals 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Causes of Homelessness in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 141 110 88 83 59 50 38 37 29 19 8 6 5 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 Substance Abuse Employment Mental Health Eviction Lifestyle Other Disability Domestic Abuse Release Car Problems HIV / AIDS Migrant Worker Aged Out of Care Location Slept on Night of Point-In-Time Survey in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 142 103 3 23 4 1 5 3 3 71 17 7 1 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 Shelter Outside With Others Motel No Voucher Trans. Housing Motel w / Voucher Other Jail Treatment Center Hospital State Prison Foster Care Race / Ethnicity of the Homeless in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 1% 1% 0% 2% 7% 21% 66% 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 White American Indian Hispanic/Latino Black/African American Asian Native Hawaiian Other City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 Individuals 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Length of Time Homeless 2006 & 2007 Averaged 40 63 34 72 37 23 34 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 1 week or less 1 week to 1 month More than 1 month More than 2 months More than 6 months More than 1 year More than 2 years Being Asked to Leave Within One Week Average from 2005-2007 Yes 9% No Answer 7% No 84% Length of Residency in Billings 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 8% 13% 9% 14% 18% 23% 7% 8% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 < 1 month 1 month to 3 months 4 months to 1 year 2 to 5 years 6 to 10 years 11 to 20 years 21 + years Entire life City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 Individuals 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Previous Living Arrangements 2006 & 2007 Averaged 18 108 3 3 3 2 3 5 9 3 128 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Owned home Rented apt. With family/friends facility Transitional housing Treatment facility Hospital Foster care State prison City/County jail Military Lifetime Resident of Billings 2005, 2005 & 2007 Averaged No 79% Yes 19% N/A 2% Have you been homeless more than once in the past year? 2006 & 2007 Averaged No 66% Twice 16% 3x 4% More than 3x 12% Missing or N/A 2% City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 Individuals 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- Number of Times Homeless in Last 3 Years 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged Once 51% Twice 17% 3x 10% 4x 5% More than 4x 15% Missing or N/A 2% Level of Education 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Less than 9th Grade 9 - 12th (no diploma) HS Grad and GED Some College (no degree) Associates Degree Bachelors Degree Graduate Degree 2005 2006 2007 Average Sources of Income 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 77 37 30 27 6 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 203 0 50 100 150 200 250 None Part-time Job SSI Full-time Job SSDI Social Security Vet Disability Workers Comp Vet Pension Unemployment TAN Child Support Alimony City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 Individuals 5 ---PAGE BREAK--- Benefits Received 2005, 2006 & 2007 Averaged 53 19 23 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 132 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Food stamps MEDICAID MEDICARE MT Mental Health Svc Plan WIC SCHIP VA Medical Service TANF Child Care svcs TANF Transportation svcs Other TANF svcs Housing asst City of Billings - Community Development Division Montana Homeless Survey Data: 2005, 2006 2007 Individuals 6