According to “The 2003 Metro Atlanta Tri-Jurisdictional
Collaborative Homeless Census and Survey” there were, on
a single night in March 2003, 6956 homeless people in metro Atlanta.
All percents shown below are percents of the 6956 total homeless
count unless specified otherwise.
29% in shelter
31% in streets (includes those in jail or prison)
31% in transition housing
9% in permanent housing
Of the 2153 people on the streets/jails/hospitals, 93%
were on the streets, 7% in jail, hospitals, etc. Of the
2153, 99% were individuals and 1% families. Of the individuals,
77% were single adult males, 12% single adult females,
2% were unaccompanied youth, and 8% were of undetermined
age/gender.
85% in the city of Atlanta
l5% outside Atlanta (in Dekalb County or Fulton County)
84% single men and single women
l6% people in families
Children under 18 represented 63% of homeless families and 9%
of all total homeless people
Of the 6956:
60% single males
11% single females
1% single youth (35 male and 31 females)
12% unknown gender/age
5% females in families
9% children in families
1% males in families
2% unknown. gender/age
(based on Figure 18 on page 30 of 2003 Metro Atlanta Tri-J Homeless
Census Report
due to rounding to nearest whole number, total equals 101%)
87% African American
9% Caucasian
2% Pacific Islander
1% Hispanic or Latino
2% Other racial or ethnic group
U. S. Census 2000 population figures indicate that African Americans
comprise 61% of the general population of the City of Atlanta,
45% in Fulton County, and 54% in DeKalb County.