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Single adult shelter census and asylum seekers
3:13:09
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Council Member Restler and Commissioner Park discuss the single adult shelter census. Key points include:
- The current single adult census is around 21,000, including asylum seekers
- The number of non-asylum single adults has remained relatively stable for several years
- Asylum seekers have contributed to the growth in the single adult census
Lincoln Restler
3:13:09
The growth in the single adult census, which seems to just continue to expand and expand and expand, I think we're at 21,000 or so single adults today.
3:13:22
Is that right, give or take?
Molly Wasow Park
3:13:26
Yes, when including asylum seekers.
3:13:28
So the number of non asylum single adults has been relatively stable.
Lincoln Restler
3:13:32
For how long?
Molly Wasow Park
3:13:36
Going back several years again we can get you more detailed data.