Median Length of Stay in Emergency Homeless Shelters

Description: 

Median number of nights spent in emergency homeless shelters, among those who spent at least one night.

Source: 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress. HUD’s estimates are based on data from the Homeless Management Information Systems.

Methodological Notes: 

Estimates represent the annual cumulative amount of time spent in shelters. For instance, if a person has three stays of 7 nights each, his or her length of stay is counted as 21 nights.