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Housing and Homelessness
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Housing is essential to the health of people and communities.
Wilder Research leads the Minnesota Homeless Study, which provides the most comprehensive data and analysis on the reasons Minnesotans are homeless, and barriers to obtaining and maintaining safe and stable housing. The statewide study is conducted every three years, and provides data, analysis and reporting that helps improve understanding about the prevalence, causes, circumstances and effects of homelessness in Minnesota, and guides actions to eliminate homelessness.
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Understanding homelessness so we can eliminate it.
The Minnesota Homeless Study provides data and analysis about the prevalence of homelessness in Minnesota and the circumstances of those experiencing homelessness.
The study is the most comprehensive source of descriptive information about the state's adults, youth, and children experiencing homelessness.
Mapping Barriers to Housing for Refugee Communities in Omaha
Recommendations include solutions informed by input from multiple refugee ethnic groups, organizations, property managers, and regional data. Read the report »Building Neighborhood Equity in Small Multifamily Ownership: Year 3 Pilot Program White Paper
Lessons from a homeownership program addressing racial wealth disparities. Read the report »
Unsheltered Homelessness: Understanding the Experiences and Effects of Sleeping Outside
23% of Minnesota’s homeless population spent at least half of the previous month outside, according to the Minnesota Homeless Study. Read the report »
Minnesota Homeless Study interviews took place throughout the day on October 26, 2023.
