Fairfax County Statistics
Source: 2008 Point in time survey
Fairfax County is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States yet there are close to 2,000 people in the community who are homeless. This figure does not include those who are on the brink of becoming homeless.
Fairfax County is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States yet there are close to 2,000 people in the community who are homeless. This figure does not include those who are on the brink of becoming homeless.
- 60% of individuals who are homeless are people in families.
- 36% of the total population is children.
- 75% of these children are under the age of 12.
- 64% of these families have incomes at or below poverty level.
- 8 Families have health insurance.
- Of all homeless adults with families, nearly 66% are employed.
- 79% are single parent families with few viable social supports.
Families PASS Statistics (2005-current)
21 Families served
- 10 Families now in permanent affordable housing.
- 16 Families with adults attending school or further on-the-job training.
- 19/21 Families have reliable vehicles/transportation, current tags, and car insurance.
- 19 Families have health insurance.
- 2 Families have limited health care through providers who offer discounted services based on income.
- 5 children attend Family PASS evening child care per semester.
- 19 Families have reduced their debt by at least$ 2000.00.