Homeless Demography in Los Angeles County

Abstract

This is a demographical exploration of a wide variety of topics, which are as follows: gender, race, age, employment, substance abuse, mental illness, physical illness, veteran status, government assistance, physical & sexual abuse, hunger, and space. All of these topics were explored in conjuncture to ascertain who the homeless are. To explore this topic, data from LAHSA (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) was utilized to calculate demographical aspects of the homeless population with a raw sample of 4,852. I coded this data to further find insight among the population. Throughout this study it was found that nearly 60% of the homeless population in Los Angeles County are unemployed, 50% of the population have been incarcerated, a third of the population is homeless by age 20, a quarter of the population are women, and a third don’t utilize government assistance programs.

Citation

Aguas, H. (2017), "Homeless Demography in Los Angeles County", Environmental Criminology (Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Vol. 20), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 69-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2051-503020170000020005