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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW
<br />NEEDS ASSESSMENT 3-11 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT
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<br />Table 3-6 indicates that 17.3 percent of the city’s households were earning less than $25,000 a year in
<br />2012—38 percent of these households were seniors. The 2012 American Community Survey (ACS)
<br />reported that 8.5 percent of San Leandro’s residents were below the U.S. poverty level. The incidence of
<br />poverty was higher among children (11.3 percent) and single mother households (21.6 percent). The
<br />margin of error for the ACS data is high, however, so the actual numbers may be several percentage
<br />points higher or lower.
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<br />Table 3-6: Number of San Leandro Households by Income Group, 1990, 2000, 2012
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<br />Category
<br />1990 2000 2008-2012 (*)
<br />Number of
<br />Households
<br />Percentage
<br />of
<br />Households
<br />Number of
<br />Households
<br />Percentage
<br />of
<br />Households
<br /> Percentage
<br />of
<br />Households
<br />Less than $9,999 2,836 9.7% 1,703 5.6% 1,231 4.1%
<br />$10,000-$14,999 1,971 6.8% 1,363 4.5% 1,295 4.3%
<br />$15,000-$24,999 4,690 16.1% 2,965 9.7% 2,701 8.9%
<br />$25,000-$34,999 4,718 16.2% 3,531 11.5% 2,483 8.2%
<br />$35,000-$49,999 6,152 21.1% 5,263 17.2% 4,562 15.1%
<br />$50,000-$74,999 5,834 20.0% 7,200 23.5% 5,666 18.8%
<br />$75,000-$99,000 1,842 6.3% 4,008 13.1% 4,180 13.9%
<br />Over $100,000 1,056 3.6% 4,563 14.9% 8,061 26.7%
<br />Total 29,099 100.0% 30,596 100.0% 30,179 100.0%
<br />Source: US Census, 1990-2000, American Community Survey, 2006
<br />(*) 2008-2012 American Community Survey
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<br />According to the ACS for 2008-2012, 3.0 percent of the city’s households received public assistance and
<br />26.8 percent received social security income. About 4.5 percent had received food stamp (SNAP)
<br />benefits in the last 12 months and 4.8 percent received Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
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<br />Based on ABAG data provided to the City in 2013, 43.8 percent of San Leandro’s households are
<br />estimated to meet the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) definition of “low,”
<br />“very low,” or “extremely low” income.4 This includes 11,120 very low (and extremely low) income
<br />households and 7,505 low income households. The dollar amounts that define these categories are
<br />updated annually by the state of California. The amounts vary depending on the number of persons per
<br />household, since different sized households have different spending capacities.
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<br />4 ABAG indicates the source as “CHAS” (Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy) data, which is derived
<br />from the 2006-2010 ACS for use in various HUD reports.
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