General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

2.2 Housing
2.2 HOUSING
This section provides a descriptive profile of Inglewood’s existing housing conditions.
Inglewood housing data is compared to Los Angeles County and/or adjacent South Bay
cites, where data is available. Information for this section is taken from a variety of
sources including the City’s 2000–2005 Housing Element, the 2004–2007 Consolidated
Plan, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional Housing
Needs Assessment (RHNA), California Department of Finance (DOF) demographic
statistics, and the 1990 and 2000 U.S. Census.
• Existing Conditions
Housing Development and Dwelling Unit Types
According to 1990 and 2000 Census data, the City of Inglewood has experienced a
decrease in the community’s housing stock since 1990. Between 1990 and 2000, the total
number of dwelling units in the City decreased by 65; from 38,713 to 38,648 units.
According to 2005 California Department of Finance estimates, the number of housing
units in the City was estimated to be 38,564.
Between 2000 and 2005, an additional 84 units were lost. This indicates an average yearly
decrease in the housing stock of almost ten units over a 15-year period. The total number
of housing units in the City between 1990 and 2005 and the net change in units are
shown in Table 2.2-1 below.
Table 2.2-1 Housing Unit Growth, 1990, 2000, (2005 Estimates)
Year Number of Housing Units Net Change in Housing Units
1990 a 38,713 —
2000 a 38,648 -65
2005 b 38,564 -84
SOURCE:
a 1990 and 2000 Census
b California Department of Finance
Table 2.2-2 shows the number of units for each housing unit type. The majority of the
housing stock is made up of multi-family housing. The City’s 2004-2007 Consolidated
Plan reports that the breakdown of housing unit type has remained virtually the same
since 1990, with the proportion of multi-family development with five or more units
increasing slightly, with a corresponding decrease in single-family detached homes. This
reflects the redistribution of lower density single-family homes to higher density multifamily
developments.
City of Inglewood General Plan Update Technical Background Report
2.2-1