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Data from the 2010 Census are not yet available. The most recent Census from 2000 indicated that <br /> there were over 54,992 low income renters in the Alameda County HOME Consortium with a <br /> household income less than 80% of AMI. In Pleasanton, the figure is 1,747 households, or 28.7% of <br /> all renters. Although the number of low income renters in Pleasanton was (and likely still is) <br /> relatively low compared to the county as a whole, the need for affordable housing in Pleasanton is <br /> amplified for low income renters due to the dual challenge of limited income and the <br /> disproportionately high cost of housing in the area. Table 1 shows household income statistics for <br /> Pleasanton renters (based on 2000 Census data). <br /> Table 1: <br /> Pleasanton Households (Renters) by Income Level, 2000 <br /> Households of Total <br /> Extremely Low Income 550 9.0 <br /> =30% Median) <br /> Very Low Income 540 8.9% 28.7% <br /> (>30% to a50% Median) <br /> Low Income 657 10.8% <br /> >50 to =80% Median) <br /> Moderate and Above 4,338 71.3% <br /> >80% Median) <br /> Total Households 6,085 100.0% <br /> (Renters) <br /> Source: 2000 Census CHAS Data Book <br /> Census information indicated that there were over 86,000 low income renters in Alameda County in <br /> 2000. The need for affordable housing is especially acute among extremely low income renters <br /> (30% of median income). Over seventy -five percent of extremely low income renters had difficulty <br /> finding suitable housing that they can afford. Almost all (92 extremely low income renters with <br /> large families had problems finding housing. <br /> Alameda County Housing and Community Development (HCD) completed an update of its <br /> Inventory of Subsidized Rental Housing in Alameda County in 2007. In Alameda County, there are <br /> approximately 26,300 rental housing units with long -term affordability and income restrictions <br /> (project -based units). The majority of these units are small (e.g., one- and two bedroom) and are <br /> more suitable for singles, elderly and smaller households than for larger families. Of the total <br /> designated subsidized units, approximately 10,800 are designated for family housing, 9,500 are <br /> designated for senior housing, 1,600 are Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units, and 2,500 units have <br /> been identified as accessible to people with disabilities (note that these numbers may overlap with <br /> each other or with other types of housing). <br /> Strategic Plan FY2010 FY2014 <br /> City of Pleasanton <br /> Page 4 <br />