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impacts on school enrollment, as well as demand for childcare, youth services, and recreation. While the number of residents aged 65 to 74 actually declined during the 1990s, the number of persons over 75 increased by 32 percent. Other fast growing segments of the city's population during the 1990s included baby boomers (ages 45 - 54) whose numbers increased from 6,900 residents in 1990 to 10,900 residents in 2000. In 2000, the mean household income in San Leandro was estimated to be about $71,400. Although this represents a substantial increase over 1990, it is still about 15 percent below the Alameda County median. Many of the city's elderly residents are on fixed incomes and about 9 percent of those over 75 are classified by the federal government as living below the poverty line. The cost of housing is particularly vexing for lower income households, with some San Leandro families spending more than 50 percent of their monthly incomes on their housing costs. The Housing Element of the General Plan addresses this issue in detail.