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City of San Leandro
<br />2023-2031 Housing Element Update
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<br />Table 2.9 Household Characteristics
<br />Household Type
<br />San
<br />Leandro
<br />2010
<br />Alameda
<br />County
<br />2010
<br />San
<br />Leandro
<br />2019
<br />Alameda
<br />County
<br />2019
<br />Percent Change
<br />San Leandro
<br />2010-2019
<br />Percent Change
<br />Alameda
<br />County
<br />2010-2019
<br />Married with
<br />Children
<br />6,273
<br />(21%)
<br />120,100
<br />(23%)
<br />5,948
<br />(19%)
<br />134,935
<br />(23%)
<br />-5% 12%
<br />Married No
<br />Children
<br />7,141
<br />(24%)
<br />127,110
<br />(24%)
<br />8,739
<br />(28%)
<br />157,144
<br />(27%)
<br />22% 23%
<br />Householder
<br />Living Alone
<br />5,772
<br />(19%)
<br />92,980
<br />(17%)
<br />8,308
<br />(26%)
<br />141,077
<br />(24%)
<br />44% 51%
<br />Non-Family
<br />Households
<br />(2+ people)
<br />1,800
<br />(6%)
<br />41,964
<br />(8%)
<br />2,185
<br />(7%)
<br />(51,424)
<br />(9%)
<br />21% 22%
<br />Seniors Living
<br />Alone
<br />2,971
<br />(10%)
<br />43,007
<br />(8%)
<br />3,396
<br />(11%)
<br />53,340
<br />(9%)
<br />14% 24%
<br />Total Single-
<br />Parent
<br />Households
<br />2,849
<br />(10%)
<br />47,147
<br />(9%)
<br />1,752
<br />(6%)
<br />29,653
<br />(5%)
<br />-47% -37%
<br />Single-Parent,
<br />Male Householder
<br />687
<br />(2%)
<br />11,157
<br />(2%)
<br />329
<br />(1%)
<br />6,081
<br />(1%)
<br />-52% -45%
<br />Single-Parent,
<br />Female
<br />Householder
<br />2,162
<br />(7%)
<br />35,990
<br />(7%)
<br />1,423
<br />(5%)
<br />23,572
<br />(4%)
<br />34% 34%
<br />Average
<br />Household Size
<br />2.81 2.72 2.85 2.82 1% 4%
<br />Total Households 29,282 532,026 31,434 577,177 7% 8%
<br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2006-2010), (2015-2019), Table DP02, Table B11001
<br />The 2015-2019 ACS estimates show that the average household size for all occupied units increased
<br />to 2.85 from 2.81 in 2010 and 2.60 in 2000, as shown in Table 2.10. The average household size fell
<br />slightly for owner-occupied units from 2010-2019, while it increased for renter-occupied units.
<br />Table 2.10 Average Household Size
<br />Tenure 2000 2010 2019
<br />Owner-Occupied Units – 3.02 2.98
<br />Renter-Occupied Units – 2.53 2.69
<br />Total Occupied Units 2.60 2.81 2.85
<br />U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census (2000), Table PCT008
<br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2015-2019), Table B25010
<br />2.7 Large Households
<br />Household size is a significant factor in housing demand. Often, household size can be used to
<br />predict the unit size that a household will select. For example, small households (one and two
<br />persons per household) commonly seek housing units with up to two bedrooms while large
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