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NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION PLANWeed & Seed ProgramSouth Bend, IndianaPage 13St. Casimir’s had 470 housing units, 414 of them occupied, in 2000. This total number of units dipped 2% over the preceding ten years. Similarly to the Westside, housing in this neighborhood is about 90% occupied. The number of rental units increased from 131 in 1990 to 144 in 2000. Rental units comprised 35% of the neighborhood's total occupied housing stock.LaSalle Park NeighborhoodDuring the 1990’s, LaSalle Park’s population fell 8% to 1,486 residents. The African American population of the neighborhood decreased 19%. Over this same period, the number of White residents increased 20% and the Hispanic population more than quadrupled, though both groups still make up a relatively small share of the overall population.In 2000, the population of the LaSalle Park Neighborhood was 79% African American, 10% White, and 11% all other races or combination of races. Hispanic residents, who may be of any race, made up 12% of the neighborhood’s population.The number of residents under the age of 20 dropped by 6% in the 1990’s but still accounted for a third of the population. Because the drop in the youth population was at a rate slower than the loss of population in general, youth accounted for a slightly larger share of the population in 2000 than in 1990. The population of residents over 65 decreased by 12%.LaSalle Park had 674 housing units in 2000; this is a 4% decline over ten years. Again, nearly 90% of units are occupied. The total number of rental units increased to 284 in 2000, when they comprised 48% of the neighborhood's total occupied housing stock as compared to 42% in 1990.NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONSNEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONSNEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONSNumber%Number%Total Population7192 100.0 8448 100.0RaceWhite3843 53.4 3043 36.0Black or African American 2665 37.1 2999 35.5American Indian18 0.3 56 0.7Asian17 0.2 9 0.1NHPI0 0.0 6 0.1Two or more races0 0.0 309 3.7Some Other Race649 9.0 2026 24.0Hispanic or Latino1002 13.9 2957 35.0AgePopulation Under 20 2235 31.1 3099 36.7Population 65 and Over 1404 19.5 1076 12.7TenureOccupied Housing Units 27412800Renter Occupied77228.294633.819902000Weed and Seed Area TotalsSource: U.S. Census BureauNote: NHPI – Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander