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in 2001, therefore, provides the most accurate and reliable data related to housing capacity and need. The housing needs analysis presents information about residential development by housing types. There are multiple ways that housing types could be grouped. For example, housing types could be grouped by: 1. Structure type (e.g., single-family detached, apartments, etc.) 2. Tenure (e.g., distinguishing unit type by owner or renter units) 3. Housing affordability (e.g., units affordable at given income levels) 4. Some combination of these categories For the purposes of this study, we grouped housing types based on: (1) whether the structure is stand-alone or attached to another structure and (2) the number of dwelling units in each structure. The housing types used in this analysis are: • Single-family detached: single-family detached units, secondary dwelling units, and manufactured homes on lots and in mobile home parks. • Single-family attached: row houses, townhouses, and condominiums. • Two to four units: structures with two to four dwelling units, such as duplexes, tri-plexes, and quad-plexes. • Five or more units: structures with five or more dwelling units per structure. The reason for choosing these housing type categories for the analysis is that the City collects data about residential development based on these structure types. Using these structure types to forecast need for new housing does not provide all the information about housing issues that the City may want to consider. In addition, information is not systematically collected on some housing issues, either by the City, the U.S. Census, or other sources that systematically collect and analyze data. Two examples of housing types that stakeholders would like more information on, where information is not readily available, are larger than average student households and affordable small single-family units. These housing types are included as part of the four housing types described above but are not separately identified. One of the key sources for data about housing and household data is the U.S. Census. This report primarily uses data from two Census sources: Part 11 — Eugene Housing Needs Analysis ECONorthwest Page 19