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<br />Future Population Trends - what to expect in the next 10 years - is obvious. The seniors <br /> <br />will continue to age in place and remain healthier, longer. Those over 55 will continue to <br /> <br />grow as a percent of the neighborhood population to over 35% of population, in part <br /> <br />because of the number of baby boomers and because of the comparatively good health <br /> <br />and natural longevity of the residents. At this time it is unclear who will replace the <br /> <br />seniors and baby boomers, but three scenarios appear possible: <br /> <br />. Will it be more mid-career, two income households buying the more <br /> <br />expensive single family detached housing? (This is similar to the tindings for <br /> <br />neighborhoods south of Highway 36.) Such families will bring dependent, but <br />older children and senior adults with them. <br /> <br />. Will it be household forming young families with small children, buying <br /> <br />affordable small rambler housing? Probably not, unless there are significant <br /> <br />financial incentives to buy in these neighborhoods. By comparison to the city as a <br /> <br />whole, the four planning districts which surround the city center area, young <br /> <br />family households are relatively stable, declining to approximately 16 percent of <br /> <br />the total households. (Other areas in the community are more hard hit by this type <br /> <br />of decline.) <br />. Will seniors continue to age in place and, as they leave, be replaced by <br /> <br />seniors while the existing population also ages? <br /> <br />2 <br />