HOMELESSNESS
Stayed the night in emergency shelter (Simcoe County): | *42% (2018) |
Stayed the night in emergency shelter (Barrie): | **62% (2018) |
Stayed the night in transitional housing (Simcoe County): | *14% (2018) |
Stayed the night in transitional housing (Barrie): | **12% (2018) |
Stayed the night in unsheltered location (Simcoe County): | *12% (2018) |
Stayed the night in unsheltered located (Barrie): | **11% (2018) |
Hidden homeless (couch surfing) (Simcoe County): | *22% (2018) |
Hidden homeless (Barrie): | **13% (2018) |
Experiencing chronic homelessness (Simcoe County): | **57% (2018) |
Experiencing chronic homelessness (Barrie): | **57% (2018) |
Experiencing episodic homelessness (Simcoe County): | **21% (2018) |
Experiencing episodic homelessness (Barrie): | **21% (2018) |
Provisionally accommodated (Simcoe County): | *45% (2018) |
* Percentage is calculated out of the homeless population number obtained from observation, survey and agency utilization data for the night of April 24, 2018 (Simcoe County = 697).
** Percentage is calculated out of the unique homeless survey participants (excluding dependents) for the night of April 24, 2018 (Simcoe County = 488, Barrie=260).
HOUSING
No. of social housing units (Simcoe County): |
3882 (2017) |
Of which rent-geared-to-income units: |
3000 (2017) |
1 bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.8% (2018) |
2 bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.8% (2018) |
Bachelor average rent: | $848/mo. (2018) |
1 bedroom average rent: | $1141/mo. (2018) |
2 bedroom average rent: | $1331/mo. (2018) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Average no. of social assistance cases in county (sole-support parent): |
1,699 (2017) |
Average no. of social assistance cases in county (single individual): |
3,361 (2017) |
Income assistance for renters/home owners (single person/mo.): |
$733 (2018) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
Percentage of enumeration participants who self-identified as Indigenous or having Indigenous ancestry (Barrie): |
26% (2018) |
Percentage of enumeration participants who self-identified as Indigenous or having Indigenous ancestry (Simcoe County): | 29% (2018) |
Percentage of Indigenous Peoples in the general population: | 4% (2018) |
Simcoe: Percentage of Aboriginal households in core housing need: | 17.3% (2016) |
Barrie: Percentage of Aboriginal households in core housing need: | 20.2% (2016) |