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· [] On this website you can learn about how many people are out on the streets in King County. About 24,000 people experience homeless in a year. Veterans are about 25-33% of the population on the streets. 1 out of 5 homeless people are employed. Every year about 40 homeless people are dying on the streets. · [] About 44% of homeless people are me and about 13% are women. Half of the homeless population is African-America ad 35% is white. National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty has estimated that anywhere from 700,000-2 million are homeless. 30% of homeless people have been homeless for about 2 years. · [] The homeless population in Australia has gone down from this 105,304 (1996) to this 99,900 (2001). 10% that are on the streets are under the age of 12 years of age. About 58% of homeless people are single, 19% are couples, and 23% are a family. Also in Australia 42% are males ad 48% are females. · [] On this website you will find that they call tent city. The reason is that since the economy is starting to force them out of their home and on the streets. In an estimate more than 1.5 million people will be force out of their homes. On average 12% increase of homelessness since 2007.