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age 17 and living on their own. All unaccompanied youth counted during the PIT were sheltered. Overall, <br />the sheltered homeless population far exceeds that of the unsheltered population. <br />Household Status <br />Sheltered <br />Unsheltered <br />Total <br />2010 Count 2011 Count 2012 Count Percent Change 2011-2012 <br />656 757 827 <br />62 40 49 <br />718 797 876 <br />+9.25% <br />+22.50% <br />+9.9 % <br />Individual Type <br />Singles/adults 535 547 696 +27.2% <br />Persons in Families 766 914 767 -16.1% <br />Total 1301 1461 1463 +0.1 % <br />Household Type <br />Singles/adults4 380 415 637 +53.5% <br />Families' 367 408 239 -41.4% <br />Total 747 823 876 +6.4% <br />As illustrated in Exhibit 2. — Changes in the PIT Count of Homeless Persons in Anoka County, 2010 to <br />2012, the number of Anoka County sheltered homeless household population has increased each year <br />from 2010 to 2012, with an increase of 9.25% in the last year. From 2010 to 2011, there was a decrease <br />in unsheltered homeless <br />households; however, that <br />number increased from <br />2011 to 2012 by 22.5%. <br />Overall, the total number of <br />homeless households has <br />risen each year with an <br />approximate increase of <br />10% from 2011 to 2012. <br />This may be due to the new <br />survey and/or counting <br />method and increased <br />ability to identify homeless <br />individuals and households. <br />Figure 1. Trends in Homeless Households in Anoka County, 2010 to 2012 <br />Number of Homeless Households <br />1000 <br />900 <br />800 <br />700 <br />600 <br />500 <br />400 <br />300 <br />200 <br />100 <br />0 <br />2010 <br />Sheltered households 656 <br />-Unsheltered <br />households <br />—Total <br />4 Single adults, adult couples, and groups of adults with no children <br />5 Households with at least one adult AND at least one child 17 or younger <br />62 <br />2011 <br />757 <br />40 <br />2012 <br />827 <br />49 <br />718 797 876 <br />