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Final 4.15.11 <br /> 12 <br /> <br />2010 Point In Time Data <br />Compiled by Kittitas County Public Health Assessment <br />Personnel (2009 data) <br />Homeless Population and Subpopulations (Kittitas County Point In Time Data) Data is available for 2006 through 2010. Homeless Population Overall, the total number of homeless people in Kittitas County has decreased from 2009 to 2010. A downward trend was observed between 2006 and 2008, followed by a sharp increase in 2009. A one-year decrease from 2009 to 2010 of 12% was observed, but the total number of homeless people remains high compared to years before 2009. The number of households that are homeless has followed a similar pattern with a downward trend from 2006 to 2008, followed by a sharp increase in 2009 and a 13% decrease from 2009 to 2010. Age Distribution Compared to 2006 values, there was an increase in the proportion of the homeless population that is comprised of children under 18, a decrease in the proportion age 26-35 years of age, and a decrease in the proportion age 46 and older. Other groups maintain a relatively similar proportion of the homeless population. From 2009 to 2010, there was an increase in the proportion of the homeless population that is comprised of children under 18, an increase in the proportion age 18-25, and a decrease in the proportion over age 26. In actual numbers, the number of children who were homeless decreased from 97 in 2009 to 96 in 2010. There were 18 individuals age 18-20 who were homeless in both 2009 and 2010 and the number of individuals age 21-25 who were homeless increased from 13 to 33 over the same time period. Meanwhile, the number of