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Table 2 shows similar information for Pleasanton (again based on the 2000 census). As seen in the table, half of large family households (5 or more persons) who rent were paying more than 30% of their household income for housing, while almost 5% paid more than 50% of their income. For elderly households who rent, nearly 54% paid more than 30% of their income, while 27% paid more than 50% of their income. In most cases, the percentage of households with this type of housing problem increased between 1990 and 2000 based on information collected in the decennial censuses. The 2000 Census did not reveal any clear trends regarding housing problems among minorities. However, census data from 1990 and 2000 indicate a gradual shift toward greater ethnic diversity in Pleasanton, and a continuation of this trend is expected in the 2010 Census. Therefore, the City will continue to monitor housing trends among different ethnic groups in the future. In 2005, it was reported that a sizeable portion of the subsidized units in Alameda County faced conversion to market -rate rents in the near future. This trend appears to have stabilized over the past five years through the addition of new subsidized units combined with a softening of the rental market. Nevertheless, the potential loss of rent restricted units continues to be an on -going concern throughout the county. A total of 98 below- market rental units in two Pleasanton apartment complexes reverted to market rates between 2005 and 2010 due to the expiration of regulatory agreements. This occurred in spite of the City's efforts to create financial and other incentives for apartment owners to extend the agreement terms. These trends indicate that very low income families face an increasing risk of becoming homeless, experiencing overcrowded housing conditions and/or paying precariously high percentages of their incomes for housing. In response to this trend, all City regulatory agreements since 2001 have required that the affordability restrictions remain in place in perpetuity (e.g., Archstone Hacienda Apartments, The Kensington). Most subsidized housing developments with units for very low income households have long waiting lists, and the waiting time can be two years or more. Section 8 and Public Housing programs within the HOME Consortium have approximately 10,000 households on their waiting lists. The number of landlords who are willing to provide subsidized housing will still not keep up with demand, even with these additional vouchers. There are approximately 6,800 Section 8 vouchers in use in the portion of the county administered by the Housing Authority of Alameda County, or HACA (Pleasanton, Dublin, Castro Valley, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Union City, and the unincorporated county). Approximately 17,600 more vouchers are in use in other areas of Alameda County. When HACA last opened its waiting list in December 2001 (it has been closed since that time), 12,560 applications were received. However, only 3,500 or about a quarter of these were placed on a waiting list (through a lottery process). Strategic Plan FY2010 FY2014 City of Pleasanton Page 5