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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW <br />NEEDS ASSESSMENT 3-5 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT <br /> <br />Table 3-2: Household Size in San Leandro and Alameda County, 1960-2014 <br /> <br />Year San Leandro Alameda County <br />1960 3.28 N/A <br />1970 2.81 2.84 <br />1980 2.34 2.53 <br />1990 2.33 2.59 <br />2000 2.57 2.71 <br />2010 2.74 2.70 <br />2014 2.83 2.78 <br />Source: US Census, 1960-2010, California Department of Finance, 2014 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Age <br /> <br />Table 3-3 indicates age distribution in San Leandro in 1990, 2000, and 2010 and presents the rate of <br />growth for each age cohort listed. <br /> <br />The median age in the city declined from 38.1 in 1990 to 37.7 in 2000 and then increased to 39.3 in 2010. <br />The city historically has had a higher median age than the County as a whole, but the gap has narrowed. <br />In 2010, Alameda County had a median age of 36.6. Chart 3-2 compares the age distribution in San <br />Leandro with Alameda County as a whole. <br /> <br />The city experienced remarkable growth in its youth population during the 1990s, with a 36 percent <br />increase between 1990 and 2000. The rate of growth slowed between 2000 and 2010, but was still <br />significant. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of San Leandrans who are 19 or younger increased by <br />1,680, which was an 8.7 percent increase. Growth in the number of persons aged 15-19 was particularly <br />rapid, with over 1,000 more residents in this age group in 2010 than in 2000. Persons 19 or younger now <br />represent 24.7 percent of the city’s population. This compares to 20.9 percent in 1990. <br /> <br />By contrast, the city has seen a decrease in the percentage of its residents over 65. This counters the trend <br />elsewhere in Alameda County and in the state and nation. In 1990, seniors represented 19.1 percent of <br />the city’s residents. By 2000, this percentage declined to 16 percent and by 2010, seniors represented <br />13.7 of the city’s residents. The number of San Leandro residents over 65 dropped by 1,005 between <br />2000 and 2010. The only increase among seniors was in the 85 or older age cohort, which grew by 26 <br />percent over the decade. The generation that settled the city during the post-war era is now in their 80s <br />and 90s and has a high rate of mortality. Younger families with children have been moving into the city <br />in growing numbers since 1990, and continue to do so today. San Leandro is a very different city today <br />than it was in 1990. <br /> <br />