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Lane County Households Eugene Households Springfield Households 31- 51- 31- 51- 31- 51- at/below 50% 80% at/below 50% 80% at/below 50% 80% 30% MFI MFI MFI 30% MFI MFI MFI 30% MFI MFI MFI 78.7% 69.5% 47.9% 80.9 81.5% 53.6% 81.2% 77.9% 43% Cost Burden >30% (8,830) (6,722) (5,208) (5,687) (3,953) (3,194) (1,688) 1,391 ) (975) 69.5% 37.2% 5.6% 73.1% 44.4% 8.3% 72.1% 24.8% 1.8% Cost Burden >50% (7,797) (3,1 65) (609) (5,139) (2,093) (494) (1,499) (443) (40) MFI - Median Family Income Source: 2000 Census, CHA3 Data Bool< 2000 Census data shows there were 15,552 Iow-income renter households (income at or below 50.0% MFI) in Lane County paying 30.0% or more of their income in rent and utilities. Of this total, 62.0% of these households are in Eugene and 20.0% are in Springfield. In 2000, there were 10,962 severely cost burdened, Iow-income renter households in Lane County and of these households 66.0% were in Eugene while 18.0% were in Springfield. Renter Housing Needs by Household Type The following sections summarize housing problems of specific demographic groups. The data was taken from the 2000 Census CHAS Data Book. For the analysis, Iow- income households include the categories of extremely Iow- (less than 30.0% MFI) and Iow-income (between 30.0% and 50.0% of MFI) households. Elderly Households. In Lane County, 2000 Census data shows there were an estimated 30,603 (23.0%) households (owner and renter) headed by a person aged 62 or older, and of these households 8,735 (29.0%) were Iow-income. In Lane County, 21.0% percent of elderly households are renters while the remaining are owner households. Nearly half of all elderly rental households (49.5%) were Iow- income. Based on 2000 Census data, 64.0% of Iow-income elderly rental households were housing cost burdened, and 46.0% were severely housing cost burdened. In Eugene, 29.0% of elderly households were renter households and 46.0% of elderly rental households were Iow-income. Data shows 68.0% of all Iow-income elderly rental households in Eugene were housing cost burdened, and 49.0% were severely housing cost burdened. In Springfield, there was a total of 969 elderly renter households. Elderly renter households make up 25.0% of all elderly households. 2000 Census data shows more than half (57.0%) of all elderly rental households were Iow-income. This number is approximately 10.0% higher than Lane County and Eugene. A higher percentage of Iow-income elderly households experienced housing cost burden