Average Time Homeless (Days)

- All residents are safe, supported and able to care for themselves
Strategic Priorities
  • 7.2 End chronic homelessness for veterans, families and youth
    - All residents are safe, supported and able to care for themselves
About this measure

Average time spent homeless measures the average length of time individuals and persons in families enrolled emergency shelter and overflow projects experience homelessness.

Data are reported by the Cuyahoga County Office of Homeless Services on an annual basis.
Why is this important?

Tracking the average time spent homeless allows the County to evaluate and monitor the performance of the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Continuum of Care (CoC). By looking at patterns and changes to the average time individuals and persons in families spend homeless the COC can revise and enhance strategies to better ensure persons experiencing homelessness in Cuyahoga County get the services they need to achieve self-sufficiency.
How are we making an impact?

In addition to struggling to meet the basic human needs of safety, food, and access to healthcare, persons experiencing homelessness face significant barriers to participation in the workforce and in community life. In Cuyahoga County, the CoC is expanding efforts to assist families with complex needs through increased case management and support. Reduction in average length of stay for single adults can be attributed to being able to access rapid re-housing assistance for permanent housing. The variation in family length of stay reflects that it takes longer for families to find a unit, and in over 40% of cases, the unit fails its first inspection; this adds time to the lease up/move out process.

Future priorities for the CoC in this area include:

  1. Connecting high barrier individuals and families with intensive case management services sooner,
  2. Engaging homeless youth in family mediation to facilitate family reunification when appropriate, and
  3. Increasing access to employment opportunities and benefits through partnerships with the Cuyahoga County Division of Job and Family Services and OhioMeansJobs.
Additional Resources

National Alliance to End Homelessness
Average Time Homeless - Annual Performance
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Cuyahoga County Average Time Homeless (by Year)

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Bar chart shows the average number of days spent homeless for persons in families and individuals in Cuyahoga County by year. See data table for details.

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Cuyahoga County Average Time Homeless (by Year)Created with Highcharts 5.0.12Cuyahoga County Average Time Homeless (by Year)8989535363637777636310210289897979Persons in FamiliesIndividualsChart context menu2015201620172018
Average Time Homeless (Persons in Families) - Comparative Analysis
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Average Time Spent Homeless in Days - Persons in Families (Comparative Analysis)

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Bar chart shows the average number of days persons in families spent homeless in comparative counties. Cuyahoga: 63 Franklin: 45 Montgomery: 30 Lucas: 77

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Chart type: column chart.
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Average Time Spent Homeless in Days - Persons in Families (Comparative Analysis)Created with Highcharts 5.0.12Average Time Spent Homeless in Days - Persons in Families (Comparative Analysis)Cuyahoga - Families 63Cuyahoga - Families 63Franklin - Families 45Franklin - Families 45Montgomery - Families 30Montgomery - Families 30Lucas - Families 77Lucas - Families 77Chart context menu2017
Average Time Spent Homeless (Individuals) - Comparative Analysis
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Average Time Spent Homeless in Days - Individuals (Comparative Analysis)

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Bar chart shows the average number of days individuals spent homeless in comparative counties. Cuyahoga: 89 Franklin: 49 Montgomery: 35 Lucas: 64

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Chart type: column chart.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values.

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Average Time Spent Homeless in Days - Individuals (Comparative Analysis)Created with Highcharts 5.0.12Average Time Spent Homeless in Days - Individuals (Comparative Analysis)Cuyahoga - Individuals 89Cuyahoga - Individuals 89Franklin - Individuals 49Franklin - Individuals 49Montgomery - Individuals 35Montgomery - Individuals 35Lucas - Individuals 64Lucas - Individuals 64Chart context menu2017
Data Source

Cuyahoga County: Cuyahoga County Office of Homeless Services

Comparative Analysis: Community Continuums of Care
Measure Data
Period Status Average Days Homeless - Persons in Families Average Days Homeless - Individuals
2016 In Progress 53 102
2017 In Progress 63 89
2018 In Progress 77 79
2019 Not Defined