How much of the US population is homeless?

There are an estimated 553,742 people in the United States experiencing homelessness on a given night, according to the most recent national point-in-time estimate (January 2017). This represents a rate of approximately 17 people experiencing homelessness per every 10,000 people in the general population.

Why is there so many abandoned houses in America?

While areas like these share near nation-leading vacancy rates, the similarities stop there. In inner-city neighborhoods in parts of the Midwest and mid-Atlantic, depressed housing markets and widespread poverty have contributed to long-term population decline. In these areas, many homes are effectively abandoned.

What state has the most abandoned houses?

Here’s a look at 15 cities in the U.S. that have the most vacant homes, per 24/7 Wall St.

• Gary, Indiana:19.4\%
• Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: 16.9\%
• Flint, Michigan: 15.7\%
• Detroit, Michigan: 11.2\%
• Baltimore, Maryland: 8.1\%
• Kansas City, Missouri: 5.6\%
• Birmingham, Alabama: 5.5\%
• Mobile, Alabama: 5.1\%

How big are houses in other countries compared to the US?

Looking just at the average size of newly built houses—as opposed to an average for all houses in a country, which is a smaller number— Australia, Canada, and New Zealand are on par with the U.S.; the averages for new houses in these countries approach or exceed 2,000 square feet.

Why does America have so many big houses?

The country attained this status in the past half century or so as a result of its peculiar history, culture, and economics. It’s not that the U.S. has large houses because it has more land than other countries do. “People intuitively often think that this is the explanation … because America is such a big country,” Hirt told me.

How many homes are vacant in the United States?

There are 138,539,906 in the United States. Of those, 17,019,726 homes are vacant. The number is staggering, and it approaches the number of people who live in the New York City metro area, which includes the nearby cities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

How many homeless people are there in the United States?

“Over 633k homeless in US, over 13.9 million vacant homes, 22 homes available per person, capitalism must end,” reads the caption. It cites the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) as the source of its figures.