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Demographic trends and housing needs in the neighborhood
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The presentation provides demographic information about the neighborhood, highlighting the need for additional housing in the area.
- The foreign-born population in the area is 47%
- Housing units have increased by only 3.1% while the population has grown by 6.9%
- These statistics underscore the growing demand for housing in the neighborhood
Eric Palatnik
0:09:18
I think it's page 13.
0:09:22
So this is just very interesting to give you an idea.
0:09:25
This is taken from the the census.
0:09:28
It describes to you that and see the lower left corner, the foreign born population here is 47%.
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The top right corner, housing units have increased by only 3.1, while the population in this area has increased more than double, 6.9%.
0:09:42
So what this whole sheet is telling you is what you already know, which is the council member spoke to.
0:09:46
If you go to next slide.
0:09:49
This this shows you something that's very interesting.
0:09:53
Again, the same thing is just sort of maps it all out for you.
0:09:55
The next slide is the one I really wanted to show you.
0:09:56
Go to the next slide.
0:09:58
Actually, I'm very impressed by Lynn's district.
0:10:02
The council member's district here, this slide shows has 271 affordable housing units.