General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

2.5 Overcrowding
• Overcrowding is defined as more than 1.0 occupant per room. A housing unit with
more than 1.5 occupants per room is considered to be severely overcrowded.
• Overcrowding increased significantly between 1990 and 2000 in both the City of
Inglewood and Los Angeles County.
• As shown in Table 2-6, about 27.9 percent of the housing units in the City of
Inglewood were overcrowded in 2000, a 5 percentage point increase from the 22.9
percent in 1990. In comparison, in the year 2000, 23.0 percent of the housing units
were overcrowded in Los Angeles County as a whole, up from 18.6 percent in 1990.
• Severe overcrowding, as defined as 1.51 or more occupants per room, also increased
significantly between 1990 and 2000 in both Inglewood and Los Angeles County. As
shown in Table 2-6, there was a 28.1 percent increase in the number of severely
overcrowded housing units in Inglewood and a 35.3 percent increase in Los Angeles
County.
• Overcrowded units are a reflection of the increasing population growth without a
relative increase in the number of housing units to meet this need. Additionally,
overcrowding indicates there may be a lack of housing that is suitable or affordable.
Table 2-6
Overcrowding
1990 2000 Change % Change
City of Inglewood
1.00 or less occupants per room 27,841 26,546 (1,295) -4.7%
1.01 to 1.50 occupants per room 2,871 3,366 495 17.2%
1.51 or more occupants per room 5,390 6,905 1,515 28.1%
Total Units 36,102 36,817 715 2.0%
Overcrowded Units % of Total 22.9% 27.9%
Los Angeles County
1.00 or less occupants per room 2,433,804 2,413,405 (20,399) -0.8%
1.01 to 1.50 occupants per room 207,528 249,094 41,566 20.0%
1.51 or more occupants per room 348,220 471,275 123,055 35.3%
Total Units 2,989,552 3,133,774 144,222 4.8%
Overcrowded Units % of Total 18.6% 23.0%
1. More than 1.0 occupant per room is defined as an overcrowded condition.
Sources: Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, Inc.
U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 and 2000.
2-6 Overcrowding
Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, Inc. 13 Economic Conditions and Trends
April 20, 2006
City of Inglewood General Plan Update