425 individuals were counted in the 2017 Point-in-Time Count, the lowest total since 2010 (count conducted by the Lowcountry Homeless Coalition on behalf of the entire 7-County CoC)
The number of unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness increased by approximately 257.89% between 2007-2017, according to the Point-in-Time Count (conducted by the Lowcountry Homeless Coalition on behalf of the entire 7-County CoC)
The number of unsheltered individuals who are chronically homeless increased by 1,142.86% between 2007-2017, according to the Point-in-Time Count (conducted by the Lowcountry Homeless Coalition on behalf of the entire 7-County CoC)
In 2017, 91% of the people counted in the annual Point-in-Time Count were in Charleston County
The total number of year-round beds that are available to people experiencing homelessness in the Continuum of Care, including specifically Emergency Shelter, Safe Haven, and Transitional Housing beds, has decreased by 46.22% between 2007-2017, according to the Housing Inventory Count
According to the American Community Survey, the median monthly housing cost in the city of Charleston has increased by 22.18% between 2010 and 2017
36.71% of households in the City of Charleston are cost-burdened, according to 2011-2015 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Data (so that figure has likely increased as housing costs have continued to rise
