Statewide Findings
Statewide Findings
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Introduction
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Key Terms on This Page (click to expand or collapse)
- PIT Count
- HUD's annual Point-in-Time Count of everyone experiencing homelessness on a single night in January, both sheltered and unsheltered.
- Sheltered
- Youth staying in emergency shelter or transitional housing on the night of the count.
- Unsheltered
- Youth staying outside, in a vehicle, or in another place not meant for human habitation on the night of the count.
- Youth-only projects
- Projects that served only youth households.
- Other projects serving youth
- Projects that served youth households, but not exclusively.
- No qualifying youth households
- Projects with no qualifying youth-headed household enrollments recorded.
- Projects
- Distinct HMIS-funded programs active during the reporting year.
- Enrollments
- Distinct youth-household enrollments recorded during the reporting year.
- Youth
- People ages 15–24, consistent with the sitewide definition of "Young Adult."
- Units
- A physical housing or shelter placement — one per household, regardless of household size.
- Beds
- Capacity for individual people. A family's unit can include several beds, so beds and units count different things and are not interchangeable.
- Youth set-aside beds
- Beds within a project specifically reserved for qualifying youth-headed households, reported separately from the project's total bed count when a CoC has that figure available.
State of Ohio (All CoCs)
HUD PIT 2025Point-In-Time Count 2025
| Shelter status | Under 18 | Age 18–24 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheltered | 1,978 | 897 | 2,875 |
| Unsheltered | 53 | 207 | 260 |
| Total | 3,135 | ||
Young adults (age 18-24) were much more likely to be unsheltered.
Unsheltered
53 youth
207 youth
About this data
From the 2025 HUD Point-in-Time Count. "Sheltered" includes emergency shelter and transitional housing; "unsheltered" includes youth counted in places not meant for habitation. Age bands reflect the person counted, not household composition.
Stella System Mapping (FY24)
HUD’s Stella Performance (Stella P) visualizes how people move through a local homelessness response system, including how long they remain unhoused, where they exit, and whether they return to homelessness. The map below focuses specifically on youth moving through the system, helping highlight pathways, outcomes, and potential system bottlenecks.
| From | To | Households |
|---|---|---|
| Unaccompanied Youth (18-24) | Emergency Shelter | 1325 |
| Unaccompanied Youth (18-24) | Rapid Rehousing | 395 |
| Unaccompanied Youth (18-24) | Permanent Supportive Housing | 66 |
| Unaccompanied Youth (18-24) | Transitional Housing | 293 |
| Unaccompanied Youth (18-24) | Other Pathway Combinations | 12 |
| Parenting Youth Households | Emergency Shelter | 231 |
| Parenting Youth Households | Rapid Rehousing | 188 |
| Parenting Youth Households | Permanent Supportive Housing | 16 |
| Parenting Youth Households | Transitional Housing | 34 |
| Child-Only Households | Emergency Shelter | 295 |
| Child-Only Households | Transitional Housing | 12 |
| Emergency Shelter | Exited to Permanent Housing | 451 |
| Emergency Shelter | Exited Non-Permanent/Unknown | 859 |
| Rapid Rehousing | Exited to Permanent Housing | 261 |
| Rapid Rehousing | Exited Non-Permanent/Unknown | 73 |
| Permanent Supportive Housing | Exited to Permanent Housing | 36 |
| Permanent Supportive Housing | Exited Non-Permanent/Unknown | 15 |
| Transitional Housing | Exited to Permanent Housing | 73 |
| Transitional Housing | Exited Non-Permanent/Unknown | 83 |
| Other Pathway Combinations | Exited to Permanent Housing | 2 |
| Other Pathway Combinations | Exited Non-Permanent/Unknown | 2 |
| Parenting Youth Households | Other Pathway Combinations | 3 |
How many young people entered emergency shelter, and what happened after.
Emergency Shelter is the largest entry point statewide, receiving 1,851 of 2,855 households (65%) across the 5 reviewed CoCs — but it also has the highest non-permanent/unknown exit share of the 4 program types (66%).
How many young people used transitional housing as a stepping stone toward stability.
Transitional Housing receives 339 households statewide (12% of entries) and has the second-highest non-permanent/unknown exit share of the 4 program types (53%).
How many young people got help paying rent to move into their own place quickly.
Rapid Rehousing receives 583 households statewide (20% of entries) and converts the largest share to permanent exits of any program type (78%) — the strongest exit performance in the system.
How many young people got long-term housing paired with ongoing support services.
Permanent Supportive Housing is the smallest program type by entry volume (82 households, 3%), but its exit pattern is the second-strongest statewide (71% to permanent destinations).
About this data
Source: Stella P Youth System Maps (Abt Associates), FY2024 — summed across the 5 reviewed CoCs (Akron, Balance of State, Canton, Dayton, Toledo); Cleveland not yet reviewed.
First-stage values are the household (HH) counts shown entering each project type box on the Stella P map (i.e. "served in Homeless System" split by pathway). Second-stage values are derived: "Exited to Permanent Housing" = the numerator of each project type's green "X of Y exiting HH" exit-rate label; "Exited Non-Permanent/Unknown" = Y minus that numerator (households whose enrollment ended during the period without reaching a permanent destination).
NOTE: the exit-rate denominator (Y) is a distinct, Stella-P-defined cohort of households who exited that project type during FY2024 — it is NOT the same as the entry-stage HH count in the first link, so the two stages will not balance numerically; this mirrors how Stella P itself presents the data and is not a data-quality issue.
Pathways/segments with 0 HH are omitted rather than shown as zero-value links. Not yet reviewed/confirmed by Danielle (COHHIO).
Projects & Enrollments
See which project types served at least one youth-headed household, which were dedicated exclusively to youth, and how many active enrollments they reported.
Youth reach across all projects
955 projects total
Youth-only
Other projects serving youth
No qualifying youth households
Youth-only projects by group
65 projects total
Access, Prevention, and Diversion
Crisis Response and Transitional Housing
Permanent Housing
Enrollments per person, 2025
Of 7,126 people in a qualifying youth-headed household, how many distinct enrollments did each person contribute during the year?
Access, Prevention, and Diversion
Access, Prevention, and Diversion project mix
327 projects total
Youth-only
Other projects serving youth
No qualifying youth households
| Entry point | Youth-only | Serving youth | No qualifying | Youth enrollments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinated Entry | 7 | 91 | 14 | 4,111 |
| Street Outreach | 7 | 34 | 11 | 979 |
| Homelessness Prevention | 3 | 51 | 42 | 512 |
| Day Shelter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Services Only | 7 | 32 | 21 | 1,124 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 6 | 289 |
| Total | 24 | 209 | 94 | 7,015 |
Crisis Response and Transitional Housing
Crisis Response and Transitional Housing project mix
199 projects total
Youth-only
Other projects serving youth
No qualifying youth households
| Entry point | Youth-only | Serving youth | No qualifying | Youth enrollments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Shelter – Entry/Exit | 5 | 105 | 16 | 3,535 |
| Emergency Shelter – Night-by-Night | 0 | 7 | 0 | 796 |
| Safe Haven | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Transitional Housing | 16 | 27 | 15 | 592 |
| Total | 21 | 140 | 38 | 4,924 |
Permanent Housing
Permanent Housing project mix
429 projects total
Youth-only
Other projects serving youth
No qualifying youth households
| Entry point | Youth-only | Serving youth | No qualifying | Youth enrollments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Re-Housing | 19 | 90 | 59 | 1,665 |
| Permanent Supportive Housing | 1 | 111 | 144 | 766 |
| Housing Only | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Housing with Services | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 203 | 206 | 2,435 |
About this data
Here's how to read this: the project mix bar for each section divides up the total number of projects shown beside it, not the number of enrollments. The figures below the bar (youth-only, other projects which serve youth, and no qualifying youth households) always add up to that total. The table listed below gives the names of these projects. The figure for youth enrollments is a separate one that appears alongside the total, and it shows the recorded activity rather than the number of beds, vacancies, housing placements, or the number of unique young people.
Combined project-level HMIS activity across all 6 reviewed Ohio Continuums of Care (Akron, Balance of State, Canton, Cleveland, Dayton, Toledo).
Figures reflect project-level HMIS activity in 2025, the final year of the configured reporting period, not a running total across the full period.
"Total Projects" counts distinct projects of each HMIS project type with at least one enrollment active at any point during 2025, including project types with zero activity in the final reporting year.
"Served Youth" counts distinct projects of that type that recorded at least one qualifying youth-headed household during 2025. "Youth-Only" counts distinct projects where every household served was a qualifying youth-headed household.
"Active Enrollments" counts distinct EnrollmentID values active during 2025 for people who were part of a qualifying youth-headed household — all active household members are counted, not just the head of household. This is a measure of recorded activity, not beds, vacancies, or housing placements.
State of Ohio (All CoCs)
HIC 2025Statewide Inventory, 2025
Emergency, Safe Haven & Transitional Housing (538)
Permanent Housing (513)
About this data
Total reflects the combined Housing Inventory Count (HIC) of beds in projects flagged as youth-dedicated across Ohio's participating Continuums of Care in 2025. It does not include beds in general (non-youth-dedicated) programs that youth may also access. Bars are scaled against the statewide total (1051) so housing types can be compared directly.
State of Ohio (All CoCs)
PIT + HICYouth Experiencing Homelessness vs. Dedicated Youth Beds,
3135
Youth experiencing homelessness
1051
Dedicated youth beds
About this data
Youth experiencing homelessness is the statewide 2025 Point-in-Time Count total (sheltered plus unsheltered youth under 25). Dedicated youth beds is the statewide 2025 Housing Inventory Count total for youth-dedicated projects — it excludes general-population beds a young person might also use, so the true ratio of available capacity to need is likely somewhat lower than shown here.
Each icon above represents approximately 25 people or beds, scaled so the pictogram stays legible at statewide scale — the ratio and totals reflect the actual counts.
Housing & Capacity
HMIS 2025Units and Beds in HMIS
Youth set-aside beds, systemwide
29,025 beds total
Youth set-aside
Other beds
Youth set-aside beds by pathway stage
869 beds total
Crisis response
Transitional housing
Permanent housing
Crisis Response and Transitional Housing
| Project type | Units | Total beds | Youth set-aside beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES Entry/Exit | 4,229 | 5,207 | 118 |
| ES Night-by-Night | 901 | 908 | 0 |
| Safe Haven | 73 | 73 | 0 |
| Total | 5,203 | 6,188 | 118 |
Crisis Response and Transitional Housing
| Project type | Units | Total beds | Youth set-aside beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transitional Housing | 811 | 1,251 | 238 |
| Total | 811 | 1,251 | 238 |
Permanent Housing
| Project type | Units | Total beds | Youth set-aside beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Supportive Housing | 11,212 | 15,492 | 67 |
| PH Housing Only | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| PH Housing with Services | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Rapid Re-Housing | 2,862 | 4,783 | 446 |
| Total | 14,121 | 20,322 | 513 |
About this data
Combined Housing Inventory Count (HIC) bed and unit totals across all 6 reviewed Ohio Continuums of Care (Akron, Balance of State, Canton, Cleveland, Dayton, Toledo), summed project type by project type for 2025. Youth set-aside beds are pending real per-project-type counts for every CoC, same as each CoC's own card.
Youth set-aside bed and unit figures reflect inventory capacity for the year, not real-time vacancy.
The stage-breakdown chart's percentages measure each pathway stage's share of 869 total youth set-aside beds, not of the CoC's overall bed inventory — 869 of 29,025 total beds across every project type in HMIS (3%) are youth set-aside.
The "Beds" column in the tables below shows year-round capacity only for shelter-type project types whose capacity flexes with demand (Emergency Shelter, Safe Haven) — it excludes seasonal and overflow beds, which are additional capacity added in response to demand rather than a fixed baseline. ES Entry/Exit: 953 seasonal/overflow beds not shown in its table row. ES Night-by-Night: 311 seasonal/overflow beds not shown in its table row.
"Youth set-aside beds" counts beds within a project specifically reserved for qualifying youth-headed households, reported separately from the project's total bed count. A "—" instead of a number means this CoC hasn't reported a count for that project type/stage yet, not that the count is confirmed to be zero.