Homelessness in America July 31, 2019 In reading a report from the National Law Center of homelessness and poverty. Domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness among women. Other causes of homelessness for men and women of the United States are lack of affordable housing, unemployment, poverty, and low wages. According to the National Law Center of homelessness and poverty statistics are alarming: 564,708 people in the US are homeless. A recent report recorded that over half a million people were living on the streets and cars and homeless shelters or in subsidized transitional ho