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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW
<br />NEEDS ASSESSMENT 3-2 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT
<br />demographics
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<br />Growth Rate
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<br />The State Department of Finance indicates that San Leandro’s population as of January 1, 2014 was
<br />87,691. This is an increase of about 8,200 residents (10.4%) since the 2000 Census and 2,700 residents
<br />(3.2%) since the 2010 Census.
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<br />As Table 3-1 indicates, San Leandro’s population grew rapidly during the 1950s, leveled off during the
<br />1960s and then declined during the 1970s. After a relatively stable period in the 1980s, new housing
<br />construction and rising household sizes resulted in a 16.4 percent increase during the 1990s. Since 2000,
<br />the growth rate has returned to levels comparable to the 1980s.
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<br />Growth in the Bay Area between 2000 and 2010 was affected by the global recession of 2007-2010. The
<br />region grew at its slowest decennial rate since the 1850s, with only a 3.2% increase between 2000 and
<br />2010. San Leandro grew at a faster rate than the region and the County during the decade, primarily due
<br />to increases in average household size. Since 2010, growth in the County and the region have outpaced
<br />San Leandro, as the city has experienced very little new construction.
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<br />Information on projected population growth from 2014 to 2025 is included later in this chapter.
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<br />Table 3-1: Population Change in San Leandro and Alameda County, 1950-2014
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<br /> 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2014*
<br />City of San
<br />Leandro
<br />27,542 65,962 68,698 63,952 68,223 79,452 84,950 87,691
<br />% Change -- 139.5% 4.1% -7.0% 6.7% 16.4% 6.9% 3.2%
<br />Alameda
<br />County
<br />740,315 908,209 1,071,446 1,105,379 1,279,812 1,462,700 1,510,271 1,573,254
<br />% Change -- 22.7% 18.0% 3.0% 15.5% 14.6% 3.3% 4.2%
<br />Bay Area 2,681,322 3,638,939 4,630,576 5,179.793 6,020,147 6,930,600 7,150,739 7,420,453
<br />% Change -- 35.7% 27.2% 11.9% 16.2% 15.1% 3.2% 3.8%
<br />Source: US Census, 1950-2010, California Department of Finance, 2014
<br />(*) percent change is for 4-year period, not 10-year period.
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