2025 Demographics Breakdown: Veterans Assessed for VA Homeless Programs

By Shawn Liu, National Homeless Program Manager, VHA Homeless Programs Office

Friday, May 23, 2025

The tables below provide information on demographic characteristics of Veterans assessed for VA homeless programs during Fiscal Year 2025.

This includes Veterans for whom a HOMES Assessment was completed. It does not include Veterans who enrolled only in Supportive Services for Veterans Families, but no other program.

Sex

Male	Female	Unknown
90.3%	9.6%	0.1%

Age

<= 40	41 to 65	66 to 85	>85
24.0%	52.8%	22.8%	0.4%

Race

White	Black / African American	Asian	American Indian / Alaska Native
55.1%	36.1%	1.1%	2.2%

Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	Multiple	Unknown
1.0%	1.3%	3.3%

Marital Status

Committed Relationship / Partnered	Divorced	Married	Never Married
1.8%	38.7%	9.6%	30.6%

Remarried	Separated	Widowed	Not Collected
0.3%	10.4%	5.0%	3.6%