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2.2 Existing Demography &Conditions The following is a review of the City's housing demography and its condition (number of units, type, age and value). The information was reviewed by the HRA in its evaluation of housing goals for the City. The information is provided from a variety of sources compiled by the City's Community Development Department. Those sources include the 2000 Census, Ramsey County value and type records, Excensus and GVA Marquette. The following is a summary of that compilation of data. Full reports and data are included in the Appendix A. • There are over 15,200 housing units within the City. Single family detached homes make up the majority of these housing units at 56 %96 The second largest housing type is apartments and condominiums at 38 %. • Townhomes are also a major housing hype at over 5 %. • Approximately 70 % of all housing units are owner - occupied. • There are approximately 100 mobile homes most of which are at least 20 years in age. • The City has a higher percentage (68 %) of homeowners including single family, tawnhome and condominiums than Ramsey County, but the statewide (especially outstate) home ownership rate (75 %) and the Metro area home ownership rate (78 %) remains higher. • Homeowner vacancy rates are similar to those found in Ramsey County and the metro area, with a turnover rate of approximately 3% per year. • The number of housing units built prior to 1950 represents 9% of the entire housing stock. Many of these unify offer affordable housing opportunities, as well as opportunities to redevelop the urger lots into several housing sites. • The housing stock Built prior to 1960 is 37 °/0 of the total. In the housing boom gears from 1960 to 1970, almost 0% of the housing Units were constructed. Housing Plan — 2004 Pa,FC IF Roseville URA