About Our Guests

What is the makeup of the population CHI serves?

Over 85% of the people we serve are unemployed and 46% report being homeless, according to a recent CHI survey completed by 119 of our guests. Twenty-one percent live in a shelter or other type of residence; 17% are in rental housing; 14% live with friends or family; and 11% live in a single-room occupancy hotel.

About 80% of our guests are men, 20% are women and several survey respondents identify as transgender. Twenty percent are military service veterans. Six percent of our survey respondents report being married, 18% are separated, 65% are single, 5% are in a domestic partnership, 3% are widowed, and 4% have children.

Of the people CHI serves, 69% are African-American, 17% are white, 7% are Hispanic, 4% are Native American, and 3% are Asian.