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City of San Leandro <br />2023-2031 Housing Element Update <br /> <br />2-28 <br />Vacancy Status 2010 <br />Percent of <br />Total (2010) 2019 <br />Percent of <br />Total (2019) <br />For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 54 4.1% 127 9.0% <br />For migrant workers 0 0.0% 0 0.0% <br />Other vacant 544 40.9% 640 45.4% <br />Total 1,329 100.0% 1,410 100.0% <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2006-2010) (2015-2019), Table B25004 <br />2.14 Housing Unit Size <br />Table 2.26 presents data on housing unit size for San Leandro. According to 2015-2019 ACS data, <br />approximately half of the city’s housing units contain two or fewer bedrooms, and the other half <br />contain three or more bedrooms. <br />Table 2.26 Housing Unit Size <br />Type of Unit Number of Units Percent of Total <br />Studio 1,264 3.8% <br />1 Bedroom 4,989 15.2% <br />2 Bedrooms 10,093 30.7% <br />3 Bedrooms 12,150 37.0% <br />4 Bedrooms 3,537 10.8% <br />5 or more bedrooms 811 2.5% <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2015-2019), Table B25041 <br />2.15 Age and Condition of Housing Stock <br />The three factors used to determine housing conditions are the structure’s age, overcrowding, and <br />lack of plumbing/kitchen facilities. Housing age is an important indicator of a community’s housing <br />condition. Like any other tangible asset, housing is subject to gradual physical or technological <br />deterioration over time. If not properly and regularly maintained, housing can deteriorate and <br />discourage reinvestment, depress neighboring property values, and eventually impact the quality of <br />life in a neighborhood. Many federal and State programs use the age of housing as one factor in <br />determining housing rehabilitation needs. Typically, housing over 30 years of age is more likely to <br />have rehabilitation needs that may include new plumbing, roof repairs, foundation work, and other <br />repairs. <br />As shown in Figure 2.8, housing construction in San Leandro boomed during the post-war period of <br />the 1940s and 1950s then gradually waned. More than 77 percent of the city’s current housing stock <br />is greater than 40 years old.