The Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) on Thursday presented information from its Point in Time (PIT) Count for 2023. Data shows an uptick in the number of homeless people in Travis County, but the exit out of homelessness has also improved.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Ending Community Homelessness Coalition on Thursday presented information from its Point in Time Count for 2023. Data shows an uptick in the number of homeless people in Travis County, but the exit out of homelessness has also improved.
More than 700 volunteers lent a hand in the counting process conducted Jan. 28, 2023. According to their count, 2,374 people are experiencing homelessness in Travis County. A breakdown of those numbers show 1,266 people sleeping unsheltered and 1,108 in shelters or transitional housing. “In 2020, approximately 5.2% of people were counted in City of Austin-owned parks, nature preserves and greenbelts. In 2023, that number increased to 13.6%. As a proportion of all unsheltered homelessness, about three times as many people were living specifically in greenbelts and nature preserves in 2023 than they were in 2020,” stated ECHO.
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