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ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW DRAFT 3. NEEDS ASSESSMENT The purpose of the Needs Assessment is to describe demographic, housing, and economic conditions in San Leandro so that the City's housing policies and actions reflect local needs. The Needs Assessment includes data on population, household characteristics, income and employment, special needs groups, housing stock characteristics, building condition, and housing value. As appropriate, it presents this data side by side with data from Alameda County and other communities to facilitate an understanding of the City's characteristics relative to the region. This chapter also includes a discussion of subsidized units at risk of converting to market rate rents, and a discussion of residential energy conservation. Data from many sources is referenced in this chapter. Wherever possible, the 2000 Census has been used to provide as up-to-date a picture as possible of local conditions. In other cases, however, new Census data has yet to be released and 1990 Census data is cited. Other sources, including data collected by the City of San Leandro or acquired from private vendors, are referenced as appropriate in the text. Population Growth Rate The 2000 Census reported that San Leandro had 79,452 residents on April 1, 2000. This represents a 16.4 percent increase over the 1990 population of 68,223. This is the greatest decennial increase in the City in four decades, and the first time since the 1950s that the City grew at a faster rate than Alameda County as a whole. As Table 3-1 indicates, San Leandro's population actually declined during the late 1960s and 1970s and increased only modestly during the 1980s. During the 1980s, the average annual growth rate was 0.4 percent, compared to 1.5 percent in Alameda County. During the 1990s, the average annual growth rate was 1.6 percent, compared to 1.2 percent in Alameda County. The growth was the result of both new housing construction and increasing household sizes in the City. Recent records from the State Department of Finance placed the population of San Leandro at 81,323 as of January 1, 2002. The City has continued to grow at a faster rate than Alameda County during the past two years. Household Type According to the 2000 Census, 99 percent of San Leandro's residents lived in individual households while one percent lived in group quarters. Although small, the group quarters population tripled (from 280 persons to 827 persons) between 1990 and 2000. This is primarily due to the increased number of senior care facilities in the City. HOUSING ELEMENT 3-1 SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN �13