•  Based on a "point in time" count of homeless persons in January, 2005, 2,198 homeless persons were identified. Of these, 1,208 were in emergency shelters, 738 were in transitional housing, and 252 were unsheltered and living on the street.

•  NEOCH (North East Ohio Coalition of the Homeless) also believes that there are another 2,000 people "uncounted" on the streets in abandoned buildings and in remote locations outside of the downtown area every night.

•  In a background study prepared for Housing First, the Levin College at Cleveland State University estimated that the homeless population of Cuyahoga County most likely ranged between 12,546 and 18,122 persons per year. This includes persons who were episodically homeless and those who are homeless and those who are homeless but unknown to the system care.

•  NEOCH believes that there are 25,000 people are homeless in the year 2004. This includes people who do not seek shelter during the course of the year, but stay on the street or in condemned or abandoned buildings.

•  Cuyahoga County has a minimum unmet need for at least 3,384 units of shelter for homeless individuals, and 170 units of shelter for homeless families, according to an analysis completed for the Cuyahoga County Continuum of Care, Office of Homeless Services.

•  In 2004, there were 12,000 evictions (around 95% for non-payment of rent) within the City of Cleveland . This is the second largest total in the last 25 years.