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Southeast Quality of Life <br />Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan <br />CENSUS TRACKS <br />29 AND 30 <br />1970 <br />1980 <br />1990 <br />170 - '90 <br />% <br />CHANGE <br />HOUSING UNITS <br />2487 <br />1886 <br />1615 <br />-35.1 % <br />OWNER OCCUPIED <br />1379 <br />1041 <br />795 <br />-42.3% <br />HOUSEHOLDS <br />2274 <br />1743 <br />1376 <br />POPULATION <br />7099 <br />4876 <br />4057 <br />The comparable numbers for 1994 are lower still and may decline further <br />through the balance of the decade. Further while the percentage of rental units <br />has remained constant since 1980 at 36%, the percentage of owner -occupied <br />units has fallen from 55% in 1980 to 49% in 1990. The vacancy rate of <br />homes increased from 8.6% in 1980 to 14.8% in 1990. In sum, there are far <br />fewer housing units occupied by fewer families with a overall higher vacancy <br />rate and a lower overall percentage of owner -occupancy. <br />To a significant degree the neighborhood remains family oriented, including <br />many extended and intergenerational families. However, the number of single <br />person, single parent, and group households is increasing, as is the number of <br />room renters. While there was a 16.8% overall loss of population in the <br />neighborhood, a 55 % loss occurred in the population aged 65 and older from <br />1980 to 1990. In general the loss of older residents, has lowered the average <br />age of the community. <br />The neighborhood is characterized by its multicultural diversity of racial, <br />religious, ethnic, age, and income groups. The northwest corner of the <br />neighborhood is experiencing the greatest degree of transition, and stability is <br />also fragile in other parts of the neighborhood. However, local churches, <br />schools, and home ownership patterns continue to resist rapid, wholesale <br />transition to a significant degree. <br />Household incomes can be characterized as low to moderate, stressing the <br />ability of many households to own and maintain their homes. Many homes are <br />owned by absentee landlords who either do not generate the income from them <br />to support or are unconcerned about adequate maintenance. Nevertheless, the <br />neighborhood remains accessible to a substantial number of jobs in business, <br />industry, institutions, and government --many within walking distance. <br />[el <br />