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F-38 | City of Pleasanton Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing <br />families or individuals may choose to live together in smaller spaces to save money on housing <br />costs. In addition to the strain on residents’ mental and physical health, overcrowding can also <br />lead to more rapid deterioration of the property due to increased usage. <br />Overcrowding rates in the city and county are shown in Table F-8. According to Housing Needs <br />Assessment, renter households are more likely to be living in overcrowded conditions than owner- <br />occupied households. Although Pleasanton has a lower rate of overcrowding compared to the <br />region, about seven percent of renter households live in overcrowded conditions. Anecdotally, in <br />the fair housing outreach events staff heard stories of overcrowding where multiple families shared <br />one home. In Pleasanton, the racial group with the largest overcrowding rate, based on Census <br />data, is Asian / API. <br />Table F-8: Overcrowding and Severe Overcrowding Rates (2019) <br /> Pleasanton Alameda County <br />Occupants Per Room Units Percentage Percentage <br />1.01 to 1.5 447 1.5% 5.0% <br />1.51 or more 310 1.1% 2.8% <br />Source: ACS 2019 5-Year Estimates, Table DP04 <br /> <br />Estimated percentages of overcrowded households by census tract in Pleasanton are shown in <br />Figure F-21. The statewide geospatial data for severe overcrowding did not contain any values in <br />the vicinity of Pleasanton as shown in Figure F-22. <br />