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Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners <br />February 3, 2009 <br /> 14 <br />Length of Time Homeless <br />An increasing majority of homeless households have been homeless for one month or less <br />(83.3% in 2008, up from 11.7% in 2006 and 60.5% in 2007). This is good news. Combined with a <br />lower total homeless population, we can surmise that there are fewer homeless families and <br />individuals in Kittitas County now than there were a few years ago, and that homeless families <br />and individuals today are homeless for short periods of time. <br /> <br />Length of Time <br />Homeless 2006 2007 2008 <br />One month or less 12 11.7% 26 60.5% 30 83.3% <br />4-12 months 49 47.6% 7 16.3% 2 5.5% <br />More than 1 year 42 40.8% 10 23.3% 4 11.1% <br /> <br />Causes of Homelessness <br />Inability to pay rent or mortgage has increased over the past several years to become the <br />number one reason for homelessness in Kittitas County (21.9% in 2008, up from 8.8% in 2006). <br />Domestic violence and family break-ups are the second leading causes at 9.0% and 8.5% <br />respectively, up from 2007. Job loss has decreased from 9.9% in 2006 to 3.0% in 2008. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />And in more detail… <br /> <br />What situations have <br />caused you to be <br />homeless? 2006 2007 2008 <br />Domestic violence <br />victim 28 7.3% 8 4.1% 18 9.0% <br />Family break-up 34 8.8% 10 5.1% 17 8.5% <br />Unable to pay <br />rent/mortgage 34 8.8% 21 10.7% 44 21.9%