CONSOLIDATED PLAN & STRATEGY 5-YEAR ... - City of Lakeland

Notes:
[1] Does not include all units. Excludes mobile homes in mobile home parks.
* -100 means less than 25 observations.
* -200 means less than 2/3 of observations have valid year built entries.
* -300 means less than 2/3 of observations have valid square footage entries.
* -400 means no observations.
Sources: County property appraiser tax rolls, compiled by Shimberg Center - Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse.
See most recent State of Florida Housing Report for further explanation of terms.
Occupancy and Tenure of Housing Units
Lakeland’s homeownership rate was 60.3% in 2000 which was lower than the rate
for the state of Florida. The 2000 Census reported there were 13,401 housing units
owner occupied and 20,013 renter occupied.
Household Tenure
1990 2000 2005 ACS
Trend
Total Occupied Households 42,979 40,346 40,522
Owner-occupied 59.0% 60.3% 57.3%
Renter-occupied 41.0% 39.7% 42.7%
Vacant 9.1% 9.0% 10.4%
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Vacancy and Occupancy Status
CHAS Data 2000 provided data on the number of dwelling units that were vacant and
for sale or for rent to households by income category. CHAS reported a total of 831
vacant for sale units in Lakeland. The following table lists the number of vacant for
sale units that were affordable to extremely low, very low, and low income
households in 2000.
Place 2000 Vacancy Status 2000 Occupancy Status
For
Rent
For
Sale
Only
Rented or
Sold Not
Occupied
Seasonal,
Recreational
or
Occasional
Use
For Migrant
Workers
Other
Vacant
Total
Vacant
Occupied
Vacant
Total
Units
Lakeland 1285 831 236 2472 0 821 5645 33451 5645 39096
A comparison of residential building construction permits between the years of 2005
– 2008 shows the decrease in the market. The table shows that the total number of
permits issued in 2005 and 2006 were the height of the housing boom. The majority
of the permits were for single-family homes as opposed to multi-family units.
Units by structure
type
Single family
(attached/detached)
2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
to date
167 544 544 458 252 108
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