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EUGENE • SPRINGFIELD <br />2020 CONSOLIDATED PLAN <br />for Housing & Community Development <br />Household Composition <br />As of 201 7,family households still make up the largest percentage of households with 54% (Eugene <br />— 52p/o, 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 />Income and Poverty <br />Although growing, Median Household Income 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 many residents in <br />both cities that are struggling, as evidenced by other indicators: 1 9% of Eugene residents and 28% <br />of Springfield residents receive food stamp benefits (SNAP), and 49% of students from the three <br />Public School Districts in Eugene and Springfield are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Low wages <br />also contribute to financial instability. In 2017, 21 % of households in Eugene and 20% of households <br />in Springfield had incomes below the poverty level. <br />LOW-INCOME AREAS IN EUGENE & SPRINGFIELD <br />Areas where 51%+of the population <br />earns less than 80% of Area Median <br />Income (AMI). <br />For the Eugene/Springfield area, 80%AMI for <br />one person is f36K. and four people is $52K. <br />Eugene/Springfield city limits <br />Information based on census block groups. <br />Data has a high margin of error. <br />2020 Consolidated Plan 7 Eugene and Springfield, OR <br />