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On any given night, an estimated 8,300 people in King County are homeless. Homeless families and individuals who used shelters were part of a survey, which gives us some information about who is homeless in King County.

• 27% were children under age 18 (most of them under five years old).
• 40% were women, and 60% were men.
• There were 44 pregnant women.
• 27% had no income from any source.
• 23% had been homeless for two years or more.
• One-third reported a disability
• 38% mental illness
• 36% alcohol/substance abuse
• 16% mental illness and substance abuse
• 1 in 10 people reported domestic violence or physical abuse in the past year.

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