During the annual point-in-time count by the Coalition for the Homeless, nearly 1,300 people slept on Houston-area streets and more than 2,000 stayed in shelters. The figure marks a slight increase from 2024, when just under 3,300 people were counted as homeless.
The homeless population in the Houston area ticked up slightly from 2024 to 2025, with the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and its partners counting 3,325 total homeless people during their annual point-in-time count this year.
A total of 1,282 people slept on the streets during the count, while 2,043 stayed in shelters. During the point-in-time count in 2024, there were 1,107 people living outside and about 2,173 people sleeping in shelters for a total homeless population of 3,280.
Ben King, clinical assistant professor in the University of Houston’s medical school, analyzed the data after the survey, which was conducted from Jan. 27-30. He said the relatively steady year-to-year trend in Houston came despite record levels of homelessness across the United States as a whole…