HOMELESSNESS
| Point-in-Time (PiT) number of individuals identified as experiencing homelessness: | 325 (2018) |
| Percentage of individuals using emergency shelters (PiT count): | 23% (2018) |
| Percentage of individuals temporarily sheltered (couch surfing, staying in a hotel/motel, or in hospitals/jails): | 56% (2018) |
| Percentage of individuals couch surfing: | 48% (2018) |
| Percentage of individuals unsheltered: | 14% (2018) |
| Percentage of individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 62% (2018) |
| Percentage of individuals experiencing episodic homelessness: | 24% (2018) |
HOUSING
|
Number of community housing units: |
2,673 (2016) |
| Number of rent supplement units: | 260 (2016) |
| Number of housing allowance units: | 137 (2016) |
| Number of households on housing waitlist: | 1,497 (2016) |
| Bachelor vacancy rate (Guelph): | 5.6% (2018) |
| 1-bedroom vacancy rate (Guelph): | 1.6% (2018) |
| 2-bedroom vacancy rate (Guelph): | 1.2% (2018) |
| 3+-bedroom vacancy rate (Guelph): | 0.5% (2018) |
| Average cost of rent (bachelor) (Guelph): | $775/mo. (2018) |
| Average cost of rent (1 bdrm) (Guelph): | $1,034/mo. (2018) |
| Average cost of rent (2 bdrm) (Guelph): | $1,157/mo. (2018) |
| Average cost of rent (3+ bdrm) (Guelph): | $1,264/mo. (2018) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
| Average monthly number of households receiving Ontario Works assistance: |
2,084 (January 2016) |
| Ontario Works assistance (single person/month): |
$733 (2018) |
INDIGENOUS DATA
| Percentage of Indigenous households in core housing need: |
16.8% (2011) |
| Number of individuals self-identifying as Indigenous in the 2018 PiT Count: | 41 (2018) |
| Percentage of people in Guelph and Wellington County who identified as having Indigenous ancestry: |
3% (2016) |