The impact of the Depression on people"s lives was profound. Losing jobs meant that many could no longer pay for their homes and so ended up being evicted. Some ended up as "hobos" which meant that travelled the country hitching rides of rail cars and freight waggons. Many also ended up living in Hoovervilles or shanty towns.DepressionBy the winter of 1932 America was in deep economic trouble. In 1932: