3. From 2020 PIT Data:
31 Report less than 1 Year
293 Report at least 1 Year
41 Report 1-3 Years
28 Report 3-5 Years
193 Report over 5 Years
PIT: Length of Time Homeless
4. Data Source: 07/21/20 HMIS, Jackson County CoC, 1,367 households experiencing homelessness
Homelessness is a Long-Term Situation
for Many in Jackson County
5. 2020 Root Causes of Homelessness in Jackson County
Evictions
Family Discord /
Breakdown of
Relationship
Health Reasons /
Injury / Illness Domestic Violence
Finances / Economic
Hardships
Arrested / Prison /
Criminal Activity
Job Loss Drug / Alcohol Use
Can’t Afford Rent /
Earnings Do Not Keep
Up with Rent
Increases
Divorce
Death of a Family
Member
Personal Choice
18.5% 15.6%
3.4%
5.6%
8.4%
9.3%
6.5%
7.4%
8.1%
3.2% 2.9% 2.7%
Note: Percentages do not total 100%. These are the top 12 of many causes reported by those who were interviewed. (n = 443)
6. Sheltered Versus Unsheltered
Sheltered
Persons living in:
• Emergency Shelters
• Transitional Housing
• Motels – if paid by an agency
Unsheltered
Persons living in:
• Cars/Trucks/RVs
• Tents
• Places not meant for human
habitation
7. Those Experiencing Chronic Homelessness
In 2020, 40.8% of the Homeless Residents of Jackson County were Chronically Homeless.
In 2019, 27.5% of the Homeless Residents of Jackson County were Chronically Homeless.
In 2018, 33.8% of the Homeless Residents of Jackson County were Chronically Homeless.
In 2017, 26.8% of the Homeless Residents of Jackson County were Chronically Homeless.
59 63
21
45
111
185
175
252
2017 C H RONIC A LLY
H OME LE S S
2018 C H RONIC A LLY
H OME LE S S
2019 C H RONIC A LLY
H OME LE S S
2020 C H RONIC A LLY
H OME LE S S
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS 2017-2020
Sheltered Unsheltered
11. PIT Count By Subpopulations: 2017–2020 Comparison
Youth
12. 2020 PIT Unsheltered Population
By Disability Type & Age
(n = 212) (n = 212)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2020 PIT Unsheltered Population
By Disability Type
16. Where is Home?
87%
13%
DO YOU CONSIDER JACKSON COUNTY TO
BE YOUR HOME?
Yes No
20.70%
1.95% 0.39% 1.95%
71.09%
0.39% 0.39% 0.39%
2.73%
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
Ashland Central
Point
Eagle Point Gold Hill Medford Rogue
River
Shady
Cove
Talent White City
IN WHAT PART OF JACKSON COUNTY DO YOU MOST
OFTEN RESIDE?
Data Source: 2020 PIT - Information provided during individual interviews
(n = 298)
18. 2020 Sheltered Count by Housing Type
(n = 727) (n = 364)
Data Source: 2020 PIT – Information from HMIS Data
49%
51%
2020 PIT "Sheltered" Population
Emergency Shelter
Transitional Housing Program
