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The average size of a Latino household in 2010 in Eugene was 3.00 <br />people, compared with 2.24 people in all households. Household <br />sizes in Lane County were larger: 2.42 for all households and 3.18 <br />for Latino households. <br />Eugene is part of a complex, interconnected regional housing market. <br />Commuting is typical throughout the region: 80% of Eugene's <br />workforce lives in Lane County, but over half do not reside in the <br />City of Eugene. <br />Since 2000, single-family housing types dominated total housing starts in <br />the selected cities within Lane County. <br />• New housing development in the 2000-2012 period was <br />predominately single-family housing types. In fact, only 31 % of all <br />units for which building permits were issued in selected cities in <br />Lane County were for multi -family housing types. <br />The rate of multi -family permits issued at selected cities in Lane <br />County increased in 2005 to 36% of permits issued compared to <br />one-quarter or fewer of permits issued between 2000 and 2004. <br />Between 2006 and 2008, multi -family permits accounted for <br />between one-quarter and one-third of permits issued. 2012 was the <br />only year in the period in which multi -family permits accounted for <br />over half (70%) of total permits issued. <br />Multi -family permits accounted for 39% of permits issued in <br />Eugene over the 2001 to 2012 period. The share of multi -family <br />permits issued in Eugene ranged from 7% of permits issued in 2003 <br />to 83% of permits issued in 2012. <br />Over the long-term, housing types are trending towards larger units on <br />smaller lots. <br />Between 1990 and 2011 the median size of new single-family <br />dwellings increased 17%, from 1,905 sq. ft. to 2,227 sq. ft. nationally <br />and grew by 11% in the western region from 1,985 sq. ft. to 2,199 sq. <br />ft. Between 1990 and 2011, the percentage of lots under 7,000 sq. ft. <br />increased from 27% of lots to 33% of lots. <br />Starting with the beginning of the 2007 recession, the trend towards <br />larger units slowed. Between 2007 and 2011, the median size of new <br />single-family units decreased by 2% nationally to 2,227 square feet. <br />The western region had a 4% decrease in median size of new <br />single-family units, to a median of 2,199 square feet. <br />Part 11 — Eugene Housing Needs Analysis ECONorthwest Page 75 <br />