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contains relatively few one- and two-bedroom units for ownership. Furthermore, approximately five percent of the area's households occupy units that have two or more bedrooms beyond the number of persons in the household; for example, three bedrooms for a single-person household. These factors may indicate some of the area's housing stock is not being used efficiently. 5. The composition of the housing supply is changing. Single-family units are decreasing relative to mobile, duplexes, and multi- family units. In 1970, the supply consisted of 70 percent single-family, three percent mobile home, six percent duplex, and 21 percent multi-family. In January 1979, the supply consisted of 62 percent single-family, six percent mobile home, nine percent duplex, and 23 percent multi- family. 6. Approximately 12 percent of the area's housing units were substandard in 1976. Nearly all of those were suitable for rehabilitation. 7. The average overall gross density of all residential development within the 1990 Plan's projected urban service area was about 3.6 units per acre in January 1977. The average gross density of single-family development was 2.7 units per acre; of mobile homes, 4.5; of duplexes, 7.2; and of multi-family, 18.1. 8. Residential development is generally occurring at densities below the maximum permitted by the 1990 Plan. On January 1, 1976, the overall average of existing residential development in Eugene-Springfield was approximately 4.3 dwelling units per gross acre. 9. If future development occurs at existing overall densities by structure type, the acreage zoned for low-, medium-, and high-density residential use will be inadequate to meet projected demand to the year 2000. 10. Between 1979 and 1984, real housing costs rose relatively more rapidly than household incomes. For example, in 1979, 62 percent of metropolitan area households paid 25 percent or more for housing. By 1984, 67 percent of those households paid 25 percent or more for housing. There continues to be an inadequate number of lower cost units in the metropolitan area for low- and moderate-income households. 11. Ownership units are primarily single-family detached units. There is an increasing demand for more units for households desiring ownership without the burden of home maintenance. 12. Residential uses in and near downtown areas are dominated by rental units. IV-17 III-A-2