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Draft Summary Report: Eugene Housing Tools & Strategies 2 for about a third of people living under the poverty line, and other non-student individuals in non-family households account for the remaining portion.1  More renters. Renter households account for 51 percent of total households in Eugene. Among these households, one-quarter of householders are between ages 15 and 24, and one-quarter are between ages 25 and 34. The other half of renter householders are 35 or older, including 14 percent over the age of 65.  Relatively large multifamily housing stock. Eugene has a larger share of “Missing Middle” and apartment units and a smaller share of single-family detached units than other mid-sized cities in Oregon. Twenty-eight percent of housing units in Eugene are in Missing Middle building types, defined as duplexes, triplexes, cottages, courtyard units, rowhouses, and other smaller multi-unit attached and detached housing units2, a higher share than in both Salem and Bend. Thirteen percent of Eugene’s housing units are in apartment buildings with more than 20 units, which is nearly double the shares of apartment units in Salem, Bend, and Springfield. Compared to the select cities in Oregon, Eugene is:  Growing relatively slowly. Eugene is growing on par with Salem and Springfield, but more slowly than Bend. Eugene’s population grew 17 percent from 2000 to 2016, while its housing stock grew 15 percent over the same period. Eugene and Salem are adding houses at a slower rate than Springfield and Bend. 3 FIGURE 1: SELECTED POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, AND OREGON, 2012- 2016 Eugene Lane County Oregon Population 161,649 360,273 3,982,267 Households 66,401 146,692 1,545,745 Median Household Income $44,859 $45,222 $53,270 Households Renting 51% 41% 39% Households in Multifamily Units 32% 20% 20% Population 18 to 24 Years 19% 13% 9% Population Over 65 14% 17% 16% People Living Alone 33% 29% 28% Families with Children 24% 25% 29% Sources: U.S. Census, 2010; ACS, 5-year estimates, 2012-2016; Strategic Economics, 2018. 1 Sources: ACS 5-year estimates, 2012-2016; Places with Populations of 10,000 or More and Statistically Significant Differences in Poverty Rates with Exclusion of Off-Campus College Students: 2012-2016, https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/income- poverty/acs5yrs.html. 2 Missing Middle Housing, https://www.eugene-or.gov/3652/Missing-Middle-Handbook. 3 ACS 5-year estimates, 2012-2016. December 12, 2018, Work Session - Item 2