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2025 Point‑in‑Time count: PSU presents data sources and warns about by‑name list and deduplication limits
Summary
Portland State University presented the Tri‑County 2025 Point‑in‑Time count and emphasized that HUD‑required sheltered counts, the unsheltered street survey and locally maintained by‑name lists are different datasets and should not be treated interchangeably without caution.
Portland State University—s Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative (HRAC) presented findings from the 2025 Point‑in‑Time (PIT) count to the Homelessness and Housing Committee on Nov. 4 and underscored important differences among the datasets that feed regional homelessness totals.
Dr. Marissa Zapata, HRAC director, explained that the PIT count submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) consists of a sheltered count (drawn from HMIS and supplemental non‑HMIS surveys) and — in the years HUD requires it — a street count survey. HUD allows jurisdictions a 7‑day recall window to ask people where they slept, which adds complexity to one‑night counts and requires outreach staff and trained surveyors.
Zapata reported the Multnomah County sheltered totals for the PIT submission as: emergency…
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