Pittsburgh Website Data Snapshot- Populations in Need · •Of those counted during the 2015 PIT count, 485 homeless individuals (45% of homeless population) reported chronic substance

HEALTHCARE AND HOUSING (H2) SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INITIATIVE PITTSBURGH Data Snapshots: Populations In Need

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Population: Persons Experiencing Homelessness1

Point-in-Time Count

Substance Abuse and

Mental Illness

Veteran Homelessness

Chronic Homelessness

Homeless Households

with Children

Unemployment

Rent and the Minimum Wage

•During the 2015 Allegheny County PIT count, 1,045 people were counted inemergency shelters, transitional housing & safe havens (including seasonal beds).•According to 2015 PIT data, 38 homeless individuals are unsheltered on any givennight in Allegheny county.

•Of those counted during the 2015 PIT count, 485 homeless individuals (45% ofhomeless population) reported chronic substance abuse.•553 homeless individuals (51%) were reported as having severe mental illness.

•Countywide, 216 homeless veterans were counted during the 2015 PIT count, 9of whom were in unsheltered.•As a whole, veterans made up 20% of the homeless population in AlleghenyCounty in 2015.

•Across Allegheny County, there were 154 chronically homeless persons countedduring the 2015 PIT count.•Chronically homeless persons made up 14.2% of the homeless population in thecounty, lower than the 2015 national average of 15.8%.

• In 2015, there were 164 households with at least one adult and one childexperiencing homelessness in Allegheny County.•There were no homeless households with children counted as unsheltered in2015 - all households were in either emergency shelter or transitional housing.

•Pittsburgh's seasonally adjusted September 2015 unemployment rate was 4.9%,lower than Pennsylvania's unemployment rate of 5.3% at the same time. Thenational rate in September was 5.1%.

• In Pittsburgh the housing wage is $15.12 per hour and in Pennsylvania it is$17.57 per hour. "Housing wage" is the hourly wage needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent without paying more than 30% ofincome on housing. It assumes a 40-hour work week, 52 weeks per year.• Minimum wage in Pennsylvania is $7.25.

12015PITCount,availableat:https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/3031/pit-and-hic-data-since-2007/andhttps://www.hudexchange.info/resource/reportmanagement/published/CoC_PopSub_CoC_PA-600-2015_PA_2015.pdf

https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/3031/pit-and-hic-data-since-2007/

https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/reportmanagement/published/CoC_PopSub_CoC_PA-600-2015_PA_2015.pdf


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Population: Low-Income Individuals and Those Living in Poverty2

Estimated Percentage of Pennsylvania’s Population Living in Poverty (2013)

Household Income Level

Percentage of Total Population Under 100% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) 13% 100-199% FPL 17% 200-399% FPL 30% 400% + FPL 40%

Note: Total estimated population of Pennsylvania in population of Pittsburgh in 2013 was 305,841.

2013 was 12.78 million. The total estimated

Current Federal Poverty Level (FPL) guidelines: • Individual: $11,770 ($11,490 in 2013) • 2-person family: $15,930 ($15,510 in 2013) • 3-person family: $20,090 ($19,530 in 2013) • 4-person family: $24,250 ($23,550 in 2013)

Health Insurance Coverage of Low-Income Pennsylvanians ages 0-64 (2013)

Income Level

Uninsured Medicaid

Number Percent of population subgroup

Number Percent of population subgroup

Under 100% FPL 338,300 24% 698,100 49% Up to 200% FPL 732,900 23% 1,201,600 38%

Population: Persons Living With HIV/AIDS

Number of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS3

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Total: 35,033 - people in Pennsylvania living with HIV (as of December 31, 2014) By Coalition Area (2014):

Coalition Area HIV Infection Count AIDS Activities Coordinating Office 22,420 AIDSNET 2,953 Northeast Regional HIV Planning Coalition 848 North Central District 791 South Central Pennsylvania 3,655 Southwestern Pennsylvania 3,653 Northwest Pennsylvania Rural AIDS Alliance 713 2TheHenryJ.KaiserFamilyFoundation,www.kff.org3PennsylvaniaDepartmentofHealth,“AnnualHIVSurveillanceReport,”December2014,http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Diseases%20and%20Conditions/E-H/HIV%20And%20AIDS%20Epidemiology/Documents/2014%20Annual%20HIV%20Surveillance%20Summary%20Report_UP.pdf

http://www.kff.org

http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Diseases%20and%20Conditions/E-H/HIV%20And%20AIDS%20Epidemiology/Documents/2014%20Annual%20HIV%20Surveillance%20Summary%20Report_UP.pdf

http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Diseases%20and%20Conditions/E-H/HIV%20And%20AIDS%20Epidemiology/Documents/2014%20Annual%20HIV%20Surveillance%20Summary%20Report_UP.pdf


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Ryan White Program Statistics4 Ryan

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White HIV/AIDS Program Clients in Pennsylvania in 2011 byStable/Permanent Housing: 18,272 (84.3%) Temporary Housing: 3,170 (14.6%) Unstable Housing: 227 (1.0%) Note: Housing status was not reported for 649 clients

White HIV/AIDS Program Clients in Pennsylvania in 2011 byEqual to or Below FPL – 15,292 (72.4%) Between 101-200% of FPL – 3,888 (18.4%) Note: Household income was not reported for 851 clients.

Housing Status

Household Income as % of FPL

Population: Users of HRSA Health Centers Pennsylvania Statewide Health Center Data from 20135 Total Patients: 680,017 Income as Percent of Poverty Level (#

• 100% and below: 69.7% of Patients/Percent of Total):

• Up to 200%: 93.1% Insurance Status (% of total patients)

• Uninsured: 26.2% • CHIP Uninsured (age 0-17 years): 16.0% • Medicaid/CHIP: 43.3% • Medicare: 10.8%

3rd• Other Party: 19.7% Homeless Patients: 20,628 total patients Services Provided (# of patients)

• Medical: 572,268 • Mental Health: 41,536 • Substance Abuse: 2,124

Percent of Patients with HIV: 0.5%

4HRSARyanWhiteProgramStateOverviewProfileforWisconsin(2012)http://hab.hrsa.gov/stateprofiles/State-Overview.aspx5HRSAHealthCenterProgram:http://bphc.hrsa.gov/uds/datacenter.aspx?year=2013&state=PA

http://hab.hrsa.gov/stateprofiles/State-Overview.aspx

http://bphc.hrsa.gov/uds/datacenter.aspx?year=2013&state=PA


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Pittsburgh Health Center Profiles (2013)

Insurance Status (% of total patients)Total Patients

Uninsured: 21.9%8,059 Medicaid/CHIP:

34.3%East Liberty Health Care

Center

Services Provided # of Homeless Medical: 7,172 Patients

MH: 175210SA: 48



45.8%Primary Care

Health Services, Inc.


MH: 5775,470SA: 443



35.7%North Side Christian

Health Center


MH: 036SA: 0



38.9%Squirrel

Hill Health Center


MH: 337117SA: 0


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31.4%University

of Pittsburgh


MH: 130N/ASA: 0

Note: The “services provided” numbers are based upon primary/initial diagnosis only, not the total number of that service provided throughout the year. The total number of each type of service provided is likely higher, possibly by a significant amount.