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 400 additional apartments in Franklin County.

Number and Type of Households:

Total number of current households is approximately 1,270
Total percentage of households with 1 person is 84%
Total percentage of households with more than one person is 16%
Total percentage of families with children under 18 is 15%
Total number of household members is approximately 1,635
Average number of children per family is 2

Number (%) of Formerly Homeless Households:

At least 66% of CHN's current approximately 1,270 households were formerly homeless. Of these, at least 42% of all formerly homeless and 28% of all CHN households were chronically homeless for several months to years and disabled.

Gender:

51% of all households are headed by men
49% of all households are headed by women

Looking at Households with 1 Person:

59% are men
41% are women

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

70% are men
30% are women

Looking just at families with children:

92% are headed by single mothers
68% are headed by men

Race/Ethnicity:

59% of all CHN tenants are African American; 39% are Caucasian; less than 1% are Hispanic; less than 2% 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; 27% are Caucasian; 2% are Latino; 2% are Native American

Age:

The average age of heads of households is 45. The average age of individuals in the Rebuilding Lives programs is 48.

Average Income:

Average income of CHN households is approximately $5,045.