General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

Chapter 2 Community Development
Table 2.2-2 Inglewood Housing Estimates, 2005
Housing Unit Type Number of Units Percent of Total
Single-Family Detached 13,958 36.2%
Single-Family Attached 3,228 8.4%
Duplex to Fourplex 4,720 12.2%
Multi-Family 16,420 42.6%
Mobile Home 238 >1.0%
City Total 38,564 100.0%
SOURCE: 2005 California Department of Finance.
Housing Tenure and Vacancy
In 2000, 36 percent of Inglewood residents were owners, while 64 percent were renters,
as indicated in Table 2.2-3. Reflecting the minor changes in the composition of the
housing stock, the tenure composition within Inglewood has remained relatively constant.
In 1990, 36.3 percent of households were homeowners, while 63.7 percent were renters.
The percentage of owner-households in Inglewood was lower in 2000 than the Los
Angeles County average of approximately 48 percent.
Table 2.2-3 Housing Tenure, 1990–2000
1990 2000
Tenure Number % Number %
Total Occupied 36,102 93.3% 36,817 95.3%
Owner Occupied 13,110 36.3% 13,396 36.0%
Renter Occupied 22,992 63.7% 23,421 64.0%
Owner Vacancy Rate 1.5% 1.5%
Renter Vacancy Rate 7.1% 3.5%
SOURCES: U.S. Census 1990, 2000
The vacancy rate measures the overall housing availability in a community and is often a
good indicator of how for-sale and rental housing units are meeting the current demand
for housing. Vacancy rates of five percent for rental housing and two percent for
ownership housing are generally considered healthy. A higher vacancy rate may indicate
an excess supply of units, while a low vacancy rate may indicate that households are
having difficulty in finding housing. Low vacancy rates tend to drive up the prices,
leading to other problems such as housing cost burden and/or overcrowding.
The 2000 Census indicates a homeowner vacancy rate of 1.5 percent and rental vacancy
rate of 3.5 percent, a decline in vacant rental units since 1990, which was 7.2 percent. This
declining vacancy rate is indicative of the competitive housing market in Southern
California. 1
1 City of Inglewood, 2000. Housing Element, Inglewood General Plan
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