Section 10-A1804. HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS

 

1804.1There were about 26,900 housing units in the Far Southeast/Southwest as of the 2000 Census. About 16 percent of these units were vacant-nearly double the citywide average. Compared to the rest of the city, the Planning Area has an abundance of small apartment buildings. In fact, 20 percent of the housing units were in 5-9 unit buildings, and almost 30 percent were in 10-19 unit buildings. Both of these percentages are more than double the citywide averages. Only about six percent of the housing units were single family detached homes, less than half the citywide figure. 1804.1

 

1804.2As one might expect given the high percentage of apartments, the homeownership rate in the Planning Area is low. In fact, it was 20 percent in 2000-compared to 41 percent citywide. However, there are indications that the ownership rate is on the rise; it was only 14 percent in 1980 and much of the housing built since 2000 has been owner-occupied. 1804.2

 

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