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Anchorage HMIS report: point‑in‑time count shows rise in unsheltered people; dashboards explain data differences
Summary
HMIS lead staff told the committee the January 27, 2025 point‑in‑time count recorded 402 unsheltered people and 2,655 total people experiencing homelessness on that night; staff explained why monthly HMIS dashboard counts and the PIT snapshot differ and highlighted shelter utilization and reasons people decline shelter.
Jessica Parks, a data analyst with the community HMIS lead agency, briefed the Assembly Housing and Homeless Committee on July 16 about the Anchorage data snapshot, dashboards and the January 27, 2025 point‑in‑time (PIT) count.
The PIT count is a HUD‑mandated once‑a‑year point‑in‑time estimate of people experiencing homelessness on a single night. Parks said the 2025 PIT occurred Jan. 27 and used a three‑day field window and deduplication to avoid double‑counting. “This year, that point in time count happened on January 27, 2025. It was done over the course of three days,” she said.
On the night of the count the HMIS data showed 402 people were unsheltered; emergency shelter (year‑round) housed 748 people, seasonal/cold‑weather shelters housed 365, and transitional housing programs counted 233, for a total of…
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