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living at home due to high housing costs in the a ivela lame tadded during thet 990sf housing (e.g., single family detached, which tends to be relat y g ) There are 30,642 households in the City. About 65% {s li8vin} alone andsunredlat d indi duals The 10,825 "non-family" households included person g nester" households in San sharing a home, with no children present. The number of "empty Leandro has declined (from 9,937 to 8,028) as a new ge nsisted of s ngle mothexs hwith o~ ldren About six percent of the City s households (1,828} co under age 18. For the past 40 years, average family size in S defined as five personsaolr more} is on the risesin whole. However, the number of large families ( the City. Large families are more likely to experiTnceT number od£1 dependentsyand higher disposable income available for housing due the la g household expenses. This is particularly true for lower income renters. Census 2000 reported that the median household income ine an LLean ro population was underOhe below the countywide median of $55,946; six percent of th U.S. poverty level. In 2002, 35-40% of San Leandro's households were estimated to meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ea f~ d°a Income} income 80% of the Area Median Income) or very low {less than SO /o of the Ar Housing Affordability HUD defines affordable housing as housing which requirasen amOents, hom0eo°wners assoc ation gross monthly income, including the cast of rent or mortg g p ym or condo fees, and utilities. The 2000 Census data ono O°Ip o~heirwcome on housing ne1999t 32.2% of all San Leandro households paid more than 3 with renters more heavily impacted than homeowners. More than 38% of alI renters paid in excess of 30% of their incomes on housing. The significant gap between affordable rents and market rents for lower income households in San Leandro is illustrated by the following examples. A single mother in San Leandro with an income of $28,004 a year would need to spend 56% of her income to live in a typical two-bedroom apartment. A family of two working parents and two school aged-ehtodrent aityp cal 3-bedroom~2 bath $52,000 a year would need to spend 41 /° of their incom house in San Leandro. A senior citizen on a fixed income of $14,000 per year would need to spend 75% of her income to live in a typical studio apartment. has been broadened by a dramatic rise in ownership housing prices, even The affordability gap by Bay Area standards. The Bay East Associatione WRe$~7~'S0~ °.~ March 1998. eBy M~'ch price of a San Leandro single-family detached hous 2041, only three years later, the median price had risen to $ ~ 5' A hous holds needs a m n rnum 2004, the median sales price in San Leandro was $427,00 2004-2009 Implementation Plan Page 19