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As of 2017, family householdsstill makeup thelargest percentage of households with 54% (Eugene <br />–52%,Springfield – 59%), and of those, 10% of households is single female headed households. <br />There has also been a significant increase in single person households which now make up 45% of <br />all households. The largest growth in household type is non-family households which increased 57% <br />between 2000 and 2017. Average household size 2.33 in Eugene and 2.50 in Springfield. <br /> <br />Income <br />Although growing,Median HouseholdIncome for both Eugene ($47,489)and Springfield ($41,700) <br />is lower than the US ($57,652) and Lane County ($47,710). Further,there are manyresidents in <br />bothcities thatare struggling, as evidencedby other indicators: 19% of Eugene residents and28% <br />of Springfield residents receive food stamp benefits (SNAP),and 49% of studentsfrom the three <br />Public SchoolDistricts in Eugene and Springfield are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Low wages <br />also contributetofinancial instability. In2017, 21% of households in Eugene and 20% of households <br />in Springfield had incomes below the poverty level. <br /> <br />2020Consolidated Plan 7Eugene and Springfield, OR <br /> <br />