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<br />February 11, 2020 7 Eugene and Springfield, OR <br /> <br /> <br /> Owner households earning less than 80% of area median income (very-low, low- and <br />moderate- incomes): <br />o A significant majority of these homeowners spend more than 30% of their income on <br />housing costs (Eugene – 66%, Springfield – 57%). <br />o Moreover, 41% of these households in Eugene and 28% of these households in <br />Springfield spend 50% of their income on housing costs. <br /> <br /> Owner households earning less than 50% of area median income (very-low and low- <br />income): <br />o There are 3,370 owner occupied households in Eugene, and 2,030 in Springfield <br />earning less than 50% AMI. <br />o Over three quarters (77%) of these households in Eugene and over half (56%) of <br />households in Springfield spend more than 30% of their income on housing costs. <br />o 59% of these owner households in Eugene and 39% in Springfield more than 50% <br />of their income on housing costs <br />People Experiencing Homelessness <br />People need access to housing and supportive services to prevent them from becoming homeless <br />and to leave homelessness. <br /> The 2019 Point in Time Count identified 2,165 people experiencing homelessness. <br /> Of those, 1,633 were unsheltered, 84 were families with children staying in a shelter, 841 <br />were chronically homeless, 197 were veterans, 525 reported substance abuse and 759 <br />were seriously mentally ill. <br /> The 2019 PIT Count identified 145 unaccompanied youth, with 21 in Emergency Shelter (6 <br />youth under age 18), 16 in Transitional Housing (6 youth under age 18), and 108 <br />unsheltered (14 youth under age 18). A total of 26 unaccompanied homeless youth were <br />under age 18, 119 were ages 18-24. <br /> Lane County reports 26 agencies with 170 projects in WellSky, a management information <br />system used to share information among service providers on services provided to at-risk, <br />homeless, or near homeless clients. <br /> Lane County reported that 2,753 unduplicated individuals who were homeless received <br />human services from one or more agencies in fiscal year 2018. <br /> The three public school districts in Eugene and Springfield report 1,629 homeless youth <br />during 2019, and this definition includes students who are staying with friends or family. <br />The definition of homeless for purposes of the Plan includes people who are “doubled-up”. <br />February 24, 2020, Work Session – Item 2CC Agenda - Page 21