The State of Homelessness Dashboard is an interesting view of what might be your area. Paritcularly interesting are the rates of homelessness between individuals and families, those who are sheltered and those who are unsheltered.

Many places that shelter and support homeless families are over capacity while shelters available to individuals are woefully underused. Why? Maybe motivation to find support is higher among those with others to take care of. Maybe housing a family takes more resources (real estate, security, specialized training, etc.) and therefore the supply barely meets the demand.

You can find demographic breakdowns based on race and veteran status very easily, but I would be interested to see the economic backgrounds of homeless individuals, something of a submeasure of economic mobility. That is information I have yet to find--what portion of homeless individuals grew up in poverty compared to those who did not?