Adopted 2014-2021 Housing Element - Garden Grove

Housing Element Needs Assessmentseen nationwide 1 . The middle age group, on the other hand, has increased consistently. This trendshows that the City’s residents are becoming older in general, as evidenced by the growing medianage in the City. An aging population indicates that in the future demand will be higher for smallerhousing units and housing programs such as housing repair services for seniors.Age GroupTable 2: Age Distribution1990 2000 2010Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentPreschool (0-4 years) 12,197 9% 13,109 8% 11,420 7%School Age (5-17 years) 25,417 18% 33,909 21% 32,343 19%College Age (18-24 years) 17,201 12% 15,270 9% 17,883 10%Young Adult (25-44 years) 50,394 35% 55,232 33% 49,105 29%Middle Age (45-64 years) 25,329 18% 31,911 19% 42,106 25%Senior Adults (65+ years) 12,512 9% 15,765 10% 18,526 10%Total 143,050 100% 165,196 100% 170,883 100%Median 32.1 32.3 35.6Source: U.S. Census 1990, 2000 and 2010.Households TrendsHousehold characteristics and types can impact the type of housing needed. For instance, singlepersonhouseholds often occupy smaller apartment units or condominiums, such as studio and onebedroomunits. Married couples often prefer larger single-family homes, particularly if they havechildren. This underscores the need to provide a diversity of housing opportunities to providehouseholds of different ages and types the opportunity to live in Garden Grove.The U.S. Census Bureau defines a household as all of the people who occupy a housing unit. Ahousehold is different than a housing unit, as a housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobilehome, a group of rooms, or a single room occupied (or if vacant, intended for occupancy) asseparate living quarters. A household is an occupied housing unit.In 2010, there were 46,037 households in the City. The 2010 Census reports that the number ofhouseholds has increased by 0.5% since 2000. Based on Table 3, Garden Grove appears to be astable family-oriented community, with 81% of all households classified as families. The City has ahigher proportion of family households as compared with the County (71%), the State (69%), andthe nation (66%). This proportion has remained relatively stable since 1990, with a 5% increase inthe proportion of family households. The proportion of families with no children increased slightly,possibly indicating an aging population where family members have left to form their ownhouseholds. This trend parallels the increasing median age in the City. In 2010, 14% of allhouseholds were comprised of single persons. In general, the distribution of household types in theCity has remained constant.1 Profile of the California Young Population (Age 16-24). California State Library. Rosa Maria Moller Ph.D. 20042014-2021 Housing Element 8 City of Garden Grove