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EUGENE • SPRINGFIELD 2020 CONSOLIDATED PLAN for Housing & Community Development workers. The new workforce of youth 16-24 years old accounts for 38% of The workforce. Getting younger workers to work in skilled career opportunities will allow the younger workforce to establish the experience and income that first jobs provide, a key workforce challenge facing both cities. The workforce problems facing younger workers today may follow them well into the future through lower lifetime earnings. While there have been recent and significant job losses as a result of COVID-19, it is unclear how sustained these job losses will be as social distancing measures diminish. It is apparent however that many people with limited incomes are experiencing financial instability as a result of recent events. Housing Units and Tenure Together, Eugene and Springfield contain 97,224 housing units. The majority (61%) of the housing stock is single-family units, with the remainder consisting of multi -family units (33%) and a small share of mobile/manufactured homes (6%). This balance has remained relatively stable since 1990, although planners in both cities anticipate a gradual increase in multi -family housing to accommodate future population needs. For rental households, 41 % in Eugene and Springfield live in 2-bedroom homes. Increasingly, homes with three -bedrooms are being occupied by renters, climbing to 30% in 2017 from 25% in 2010. Renter households occupying studios and one - bedroom homes has stayed relatively stable since 2010, edging up from 29% to 30%. Eugene has recently shifted to a majority renter city, where 52% of households rented their home in 2017. Springfield retains a slight majority of owner -occupied homes, where 51 % of households own and 49% rent. Manufactured dwelling parks are areas where people rent or lease a space for their manufactured home, which they may rent or own. A manufactured dwelling is a more affordable way for many people to own a home or live independently in an environment for older individuals. About 5% of the housing units in Eugene and Springfield are manufactured home park spaces, with nearly 40% of the homes in three census tracts. These tracts are located in west Eugene, Glenwood, and mid - Springfield. Assisted and Public Housing A variety of assisted housing developments are currently available and serving low-income persons in the cities of Eugene and Springfield. There are at total of 4,452 assisted housing units in 113 developments in both cities, including projects subsidized with Section 8, Low -Income Housing Tax Credits, or other project -based subsidies. Eugene and its urban growth boundary have a total of 3,516 units in 83 developments and Springfield and its urban growth boundary have 866 units in 28 developments. 2020 Consolidated Plan 9 Eugene and Springfield, OR