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HMIS: 3,570 people recorded homeless in March; 42 housed that month, inflow spike noted
Summary
HMIS staff reported 3,570 people experienced homelessness in March 2025 in Nashville; 42 people exited to housing in March and an unusually large inflow of 1,097 HMIS entries was noted and is under review.
Hannah, a member of the HMIS team, presented March 2025 HMIS data to the Homelessness Planning Council on April 9.
She reported that 3,570 people experienced homelessness in Nashville in March 2025 across 3,018 households; that total included 230 family households and 371 children. HMIS showed that 306 people were veterans (9 percent), 244 were youth aged 18–24 (7 percent), and 45 percent of people experiencing homelessness met the HUD definition of chronic homelessness. The Metro cold-weather shelter served 372 individuals in March; the National Rescue Mission programs served 2,005 people, per the report.
Hannah said 42 people were housed in March (88 households: 18 families and 70 adult-only households) and that over the past 12 months 1,863 people have been housed. The average length of time from HMIS entry to permanent housing exit in March was 135 days. She noted an unusually large inflow into HMIS in March — 1,097 people entered the system — and staff were reviewing causes, explaining that some entries reflected re-activations in the system rather than new episodes of homelessness.
Hannah said the agencies that housed the most households in March were Operation Stand Down, Oasis Center and Park Center. She and HPC members agreed to continue monitoring flows and outcomes and to provide additional context if the inflow pattern persisted.
