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Clark County point‑in‑time count: 1,530 people counted on Jan. 30, 2025; unsheltered and shelter counts up

Urban County Policy Board (Clark County) · January 12, 2026
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Summary

Council for the Homeless reported 1,530 people in Clark County's 2025 point‑in‑time count (12% increase). Unsheltered counts rose to 742 (11% increase); emergency shelter counts rose 16% driven by new beds. The 2026 PIT is scheduled for Jan. 29, 2026.

Dale Whitley, chief systems officer at the Council for the Homeless and coordinator of Clark County’s point‑in‑time (PIT) count, presented the 2025 results to the Urban County Policy Board on Jan. 12, reporting 1,530 people were counted on the night of Jan. 30.

"So it is a single night snapshot," Whitley said, explaining the PIT counts only people who meet HUD’s definition of literal homelessness (those sleeping outside, in vehicles or in shelters) and excludes doubled‑up households. He described the count methodology:…

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