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Housing Type and Tenure Findings 19. Based on 1990 Census data for the Eugene area, there is a relationshi between . p household income, size of household, age of household head, and housin choices eo le g p P make regarding type and tenure. The trends established are as follows: lower income and increasingly moderate-income, primarily young and single-person households tend to be renters. Ownership increases as income and family size increase. Older households predominately remain inowner-occupied, single-family housing, but as the a e of the . g head of household reaches 65, ownership rates begin to decline. 20. Based on the ECO NorthwestlLeland Study, What is the Market Demand or Residential f Real estate in Eugene/Sprin~eld? October 1996} a larger share of the future o ulation pp will be composed of smaller, older, and less affluent households. This will alter housin g market demand in many ways over the next 20 years. Married couple families with children will no longer be the predominate household type of the residential market. Singles, childless couples, divorcees, and single parents will be a much lar er ro ortion g p p of the market than in the past. To meet the needs of these households, more choices in housing types both for sale and for rent} than currently exist will be necess ary. 21. Based on Lane County Assessment data, in the 1980s and 199os, there was a shift to larger, single-family detached homes, even though the average number of ersons er p p household has been declining. 22. Between 1959 and 1998, 45 percent of all new housing was single-famil detached . Y including manufactured units on lots. As of 1995, about 59 percent of all dwellin units . g were single-family detached. This represents a decrease in the share of single-famil y detached from 61 percent in 1989. Policies A.17 Provide opportunities for a full range of choice in housing type, density, size, cost, and location. A.1 S Encourage a mix of structure types and densities within residential designations b . y reviewing and, if necessary, amending local zoning and development regulations. A.19 Encourage residential developments in or near downtown core areas in both cities. A.2U Encourage home ownership of all housing types, particularly for low-income households, A.21 Allow manufactured dwelling parks as an outright use inlow-density residential zones if the local jurisdiction's prescribed standards are met,