THOUSANDS ON THE STREET: FACTS ABOUT PORTLAND'S HOMELESS 1.3,801 people in our city meet the federal government’s definition of “homeless”. 2.More than 1,800 have no shelter at all, not even temporary. 3.374 children were identified in the Jan. 28, 2015 point-in-time homeless count. 4.More than 1,300 children attending Portland Public Schools were homeless at some point during the last school year. 5.The number of homeless persons in our city climbs above 12,000, counting those living in marginal circumstances, such as motels or with relatives because they have nowhere else to go. 6.Hundreds of women are forced to sleep outside each night because the city’s women’s shelters can only meet a fraction of the need. 7.Adult women experiencing homeless grew from 1,089 in 2013 to 1,161 in 2015 reflecting a 15% increase. 8.African Americans among the homeless count spiked 48% from 267 in 2013 to 396 in 2015. 9.Oregon had the nation’s fourth highest percentage of “unsheltered” homeless individuals and families and recorded the third highest increase (behind California and New York) in the number of homeless people in 2015. 10.Per capita, more families with children were without shelter in Oregon than any other state.