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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW <br />NEEDS ASSESSMENT 3-7 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT <br />Between 2000 and 2010, the fastest growing age cohort was the so-called baby boomer generation <br />(persons born between 1946 and 1963). The number of persons aged 55-64 increased by 58 percent <br />during 2000-2010, more than eight times the rate of growth for the general population. Likewise, the <br />number of persons aged 45 to 54 increased by 21 percent. As of 2010, there are 9,700 more people in the <br />45-64 age cohort than there were in 1990 and 6,300 more than there were in 2000. <br /> <br />The changes in age distribution have important implications for housing needs. The baby boom <br />generation, now representing 28 percent of the city’s residents, is approaching retirement age. The <br />“bulge” in the city’s age distribution will advance to the 65 to 74 age cohort during the coming decade, <br />creating an increasing need for active retirement housing and independent senior living facilities. As life <br />expectancies increase, the city will continue to have a growing number of frail elderly residents who <br />require skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. San Leandro will also experience a surge in demand <br />for rental apartments and affordable housing as the city’s teens and young adults mature. The number of <br />residents in the 25-44 age cohort declined in the 2000s but it is likely to increase substantially during the <br />next 10 years. As these residents form families, the city will also require housing that is suitable for <br />young adults with children. <br /> <br /> <br />Ethnicity and Linguistic Isolation <br /> <br />Over the last 30 years, San Leandro has become one of the most diverse cities in Alameda County. The <br />percentage of non-Hispanic Asian and African-American residents increased from 11.4 percent of the <br />city’s population in 1990 to 32.8 percent in 2000 and to 42.0 percent in 2010. The percentage of residents <br />of Hispanic origin increased from 15.2 percent of the city’s population in 1990 to 20 percent in 2000 and <br />27.4 percent in 2010. <br /> <br />According to the 2010 Census, about 46 percent of San Leandro’s Asian residents are Chinese, 31 percent <br />are Filipino, 11 percent are Vietnamese, and 2 percent each are Japanese, Indian, and Korean, with the <br />remainder belonging to other Asian nationalities. The Census also reports that the primary nationality for <br />San Leandro residents of Hispanic descent is Mexico, followed by El Salvador and Puerto Rico. As of <br />2010, 5.6 percent of the city’s residents reported that they were multi-racial, while 1.6 percent reported <br />that they were Native American or Pacific Islander. The 2012 American Community Survey estimates <br />that 35 percent of San Leandro’s residents are foreign-born. <br /> <br />In some respects, San Leandro’s demographics are a mirror image of the Bay Area. No one ethnic group <br />constitutes a majority. Non-hispanic white residents, historically a majority in San Leandro, constitute <br />27.1 percent of the city’s population today. As the city’s population has become more diverse, so have its <br />businesses, social services, and cultural institutions. Cultural changes have affected housing conditions <br />and housing needs. <br /> <br />In 1990, the Census reported that 25 percent of the city’s residents spoke a language other than English at <br />home, while 5 percent did not speak English well or at all. By 2000, 39 percent of the city’s residents