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categories further illustrates Pleasanton's affluence; over half of City households earn more than $100,000 per year, compared to only 34 percent of Bay Area households. Further, almost 10 percent of Pleasanton's households earned over $250,000 in 2005. Total jobs in Pleasanton have grown substantially, while the number of local residents staying in Pleasanton to work has remained re/at/vety stable, leading to a rapidly rlsingnumber of ln-commuters arriving each day to work in P/easanton's economy. The profile of Pleasanton residents' place of work has remained relatively stable from 1990 through 2000. The total number of residents who worked at various locations rose from 28,785 in 1990 to 33,066 in 2000 (a 15 percent increase). In 1990, about 8,900 of the residents who worked held jobs located in Pleasanton (about 31 per cent of all working residents) with the balance of 19,900 working residents commuting outside of Pleasanton to their jobs. By 2000, roughly 10,500 Pleasanton residents held jobs located in P leasanton (32 percent of all working residents), with the balance of about 22,550 residents commuting elsewhere to their jobs. These data indicate that the proportion of Pleasanton's working residents with jobs located in Pleasanton has remained relatively stable, and the number of daily out-commuters to jobs located elsewhere has risen by only 2,650 people in 10 years. At the same time, the total number of jobs in Pleasanton grew much more rapidly, rising from 32,530 jobs in 1990 to 53,013 jobs in 2000, an increase of almost 64 percent for the period. In 1990, roughly 8,900 of the total jobs in Pleasanton were held by local residents (27 percent of total jobs), meaning that 23,600 workers commuted into the City each day to work. By 2000, with the much larger number of total jobs, only 10,500 were held by Pleasanton residents, meaning that 42,500 workers commuted in to the City each day to work, an increase of 18,900 in- commuters in 10 years. During this same period, the share of total jobs held by residents of Pleasanton declined from 27 percent to 20 percent. Today, Pleasanton is a "job rich" community, with more than 1.6 jobs for every working resident, meaning that even if every resident stayed in Pleasanton to work, there would be substantial incommuting to fill the remaining jobs. However, the City's ability to achieve ajobs/housing balance is constrained by Pleasanton's voter- approved capon the development of housing units within the City, with no more than 29,000 units allowed. As of 2005 the City had approximately 25,500 housing units leaving fewer than 3,500 units of residential development potential (including all approved projects). As the commercial and residential areas build out the City is likely to become increasingly fob rich", with an estimated 1.xx jobs for every working resident.