BLOOMINGTON The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority's annual point-in-time count, which measures the state's homeless population on a given day, has been released.

According to the count, Bloomington and Monroe County's homeless population has decreased from 339 in 2024 to 305 people in 2025. The state conducted this year's count on January 29.

While there is a slight decrease, Monroe County's homeless population has barely changed since 2020. That year, IHCDA counted 334 people experiencing homelessness in the county.

Rev. Forrest Gilmore leads Beacon, which provides meals and services to people in Monroe County who are experiencing homelessness or in poverty. He said Bloomington's story of inequality goes far beyond this year's point-in-time count.

"There's easily at

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