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City of Arden Hills – 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />When adjusted for group quarters population, the people per household is comparable <br />to the adjacent cities and metropolitan area. <br />Table 7.4 - People per Household Adjusted <br />19902000201020202030 <br />Total Population9,1999,65211,20012,90012,900 <br />Households2,9042,9593,8004,6004,600 <br />People per HH3.173.262.952.802.80 <br />Non-group Quarters Population*8,1747,6648,86010,56010,560 <br />People per Non-group Quarters HH2.812.592.332.302.30 <br />Source: 1990 and 2000 Census, Metropolitan Council <br />*Assumes full capacity and no growth after 2000 <br />Consistent with long-term trends, the average occupancy of a housing unit in Arden <br />Hills is projected to continue to decline from 2.59 persons per unit in 2000 to 2.3 people <br />per unit in 2020 and 2030. <br />7.4HI <br />OUSINGSSUES <br />Three primary housing issues will need to be addressed by Arden Hills in the next 20 <br />years. They include housing diversity, housing affordability, and housing quality. Each <br />is discussed below. <br />7.4.1Housing Diversity <br />Life-cycle housing, which was referenced <br />in the housing goals, is a common term <br />used to describe the provision of housing <br />types for all stages of life. Life-cycle <br />housing is based on the premise that as <br />people go through life, their housing <br />needs change. A young person getting <br />out of school and just starting out usually <br />cannot afford to own a home so they often <br />begin by renting. As a person grows <br />older, they often establish a family and <br />buy their first home, sometimes either a <br />starter home or townhome. As a family’s <br />Figure 7.6 - Life Cycle Housing <br />income grows, they may move up to a <br />larger home. Once the children leave <br />and the family size decreases, parents often move back to a smaller home with <br />fewer maintenance needs or to one of the growing number of either single-family <br />or multi-family housing options that has an association that take care of home <br />Approved: September 28, 2009 <br />7-6 <br />