N.J. homeless population up 24%, survey says. See county-by-county numbers.

New Jersey’s homeless population grew to over 12,000 this year, with children making up more than one-fifth of the total, according to a newly-released survey.
NJCounts — a one day “point-in-time tally” conducted on Jan. 23 — found 12,680 people identified as homeless across New Jersey that day, according to Monarch Housing Associates, the nonprofit group that organizes the annual survey.
That is a nearly 24% increase in the statewide homeless population compared to last year, the new report said. (See the county-by-county breakdown of the homeless count below.)