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Age of householder is the age of the person identified (in the Census) as the head of household. Households make different housing choices at different stages of life. For example, a person may choose to live in an apartment when they are just out of high school or college but if they have children, they may choose to live in a single-family detached house. Size of household is the number of people living in the household. Younger and older people are more likely to live in single -person households and people in their middle years are more likely to live in multiple person households (often with children). Income is the household income. Income is probably the most important determinant of housing choice. Income is strongly related to the type of housing a household chooses (e.g., single- family detached, duplex, or a building with more than five units) and to household tenure (e.g., rent or own). A review of census data that analyzes housing types by income in most cities will show that as income increases, households are more likely to choose single-family detached housing types. Consistent with the The State of the Nation's Housing 2010. The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. 2010. The Case for Multifamily Housing. Urban Land Institute. 2003 E. Zietz. Multifamily Housing: A Review of Theory and Evidence. Journal of Real Estate Research, Volume 25, Number 2.2003. E. Birch. Who Lives Downtown. Brookings Institution. 2005. C. Rombouts. Changing Demographics of Homebuyers and Renters. Multifamily Trends. Winter 2004. J. McIlwain. Housing in America: The New Decade. Urban Land Institute. 2010. M. Lerner. The New American Renters. Multifamily Trends. May/June 2006. W. Hudnut III. Impact of Boomer Retirement on Sprawl. Urban Land, February 2005. D. Myers and S. Ryu. Aging Baby Boomers and the Generational Housing Bubble. Journal of the American Planning Association. Winter 2008. M. Riche. The Implications of Changing U.S. Demographics for Housing Choice and Location in Cities. The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. March 2001. L. Lachman and D. Brett. Generation Y. America's New Housing Wave. Urban Land Institute. 2010. AARP. Home and Community Preferences of the 45+ Population. 2010. AARP. Approaching 65: A Survey of Baby Boomers Turning 65 Years Old. 2010. U.S. Interim Projections by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 2000 to 2050. Bureau of the Census. ECONoAhwest's analysis of 2000 Census Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data for Oregon and counties within Oregon. U.S. Census data for 1990, 2000, and American Community Survey data. Part 11 — Eugene Housing Needs Analysis ECONorthwest Page 93