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among baby boom individuals, fewer children per household, high <br />divorce rates and increasing numbers of single-elderly people. <br />Average household size in Pleasanton is projected to gradually <br />decrease to 2.79 persons per household by the year 2005, as the <br />existing childhood population matures and the baby boom generation <br />ages past its child rearing years (Table IV-4). <br /> <br />In the future, two trends will gradually change the make-up of <br />Pleasanton's population. Increasing numbers of young adults and <br />middle aged workers will locate to the City as job opportunities <br />increase. Thi~ will tend to increase the number of singles and <br />families with children as Pleasanton attracts resident workers from <br />a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. This trend will have an <br />effect on social and commercial services, school and community <br />facility needs. In addition, the existing population in Pleasanton <br />will gradually age and require greater levels of service related to <br />senior citizens than are needed today. <br /> <br />Since 1986, the City has responded to these trends by assisting in <br />the provision of several schools sites, a new middle school, day <br />care facilities, subsidized senior apartments, and a senior center. <br /> <br />Housing Element policies 20 and 21 contain specific objectives for <br />maintaining and improving housing opportunities for all segments of <br />the population. <br /> <br />Employment <br /> <br />Another factor which contributes significantly to the demand for <br />housing in Pleasanton is the amount and type of employment located <br />within the Planning Area and the Tri-Valley. Pleasanton's <br />transformation from a bedroom community to a regional job centmr is <br />resulting in thousands of workers who will be seeking housing <br />within commute distance to Pleasanton. A certain percentage of <br />workers employed in Pleasanton also will seek housing in Pleasanton <br />and a certain percentage of workers employed outside of Pleasanton <br />will seek housing here. The key to accommodating employment <br />generated housing need is to recognize that these various types of <br />commute behavior occur within an area much larger than Pleasanton <br />itself and provide housing opportunities within a reasonable <br />commute distance to local jobs. <br /> <br />Figure IV-2 illustrates two projmc~ions of ~mploymen~ growth in <br />Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley. The Association of Bay Area <br />Governments (ABAG) makes projections based on Pleasanton's share <br />of regional economic growth. Their projections take into account <br />the square footage the City has approved for employment generating <br />uses, but do not assume that all of this space will be absorbed by <br />the market. Gruen Gruen + Associates also has projected employment <br />growth but uses a different method which assumes future tenants <br />will occupy industrial, commercial and office space according to <br />average employment densities. Although the two projections assume <br /> <br />IV-7 <br /> <br /> <br />