Demographics

Number of Units:

CHN currently owns and operates more than 1,000 units of permanent supportive housing. CHN also manages and/or administers rent subsidies for approximately 250 additional apartments in Franklin County.

Number and Type of Households:

Total number of current households is approximately 1,250
Total number of households with 1 person is 80%
Total number of households with more than one person is 20%
Total number of families with children under 18 is 16%
Total number of household members is approximately 1,650
Average number of children per family is 2

Number (%) of Formerly Homeless Households:

At least 65% of CHN's current approximately 1,250 households were formerly homeless. Of these, at least 44% of all formerly homeless and 29% of all CHN households were chronically homeless for several months to years and disabled.

Gender:

48% of all households are headed by men
52% of all households are headed by women

Looking at Households with 1 Person:

56% are men
44% are women

Of those singles, the Rebuilding Lives (formerly) chronically homeless have a higher percentage of men:

67% are men
33% are women

Looking just at families with children:

94% are headed by single mothers
6% are headed by men

Race/Ethnicity:

55% of all CHN tenants are African American; 43% are Caucasian; 1% are Hispanic; 1% are Native American, Asian or other races or combination of races

Looking just at the formerly chronically homeless individuals in the Rebuilding Lives programs:

69% are African American; 29% are Caucasian; 1% are Latino; 1% are Native American 

Age:

The average age of heads of households is approximately 45. The average age of individuals in the Rebuilding Lives programs is closer to approximately 47.

Average Income:

Average income of CHN households is approximately $5,000.