Homeless Population in 2024 Grew by 24% in NJ, 15% in City of Camden
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A homeless person on the streets of Philadelphia earlier this year. The point-in-time survey of homelessness was conducted on January 24, the day after the New Jersey survey. It found 5,191 people homeless in Philadelphia, according to the Philadelphia Office of Homeless Services. Philadelphia had more than twice as many homeless as Newark, which is the municipality with the largest number of homeless in New Jersey. Credits: shutterstock.com | Lisa Rapko
CAMDEN – Camden ranks third this year among New Jersey municipalities in the number of homeless people, according to a nonprofit’s annual estimates of homelessness.
Newark ranked first in the state with by far the largest number of homeless people at 2,089, according to nonprofit Monarch Housing Associates, which annually studies the homeless for the state Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency.
Jersey City came in No. 2 with 534 homeless. Camden was No. 3 with 485…
