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<br /> Consolidated Plan REDWOOD CITY 34 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />NA-15 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Problems – 91.205 (b)(2) <br />Assess the need of any racial or ethnic group that has disproportionately greater need in comparison to <br />the needs of that category of need as a whole. <br />Introduction <br />The nature and extent of a community’s housing needs can be somewhat determined by the <br />racial/ethnic composition of its population. The size and type of housing preferred and the <br />neighborhood desired often vary by a person or household’s racial or ethnic background. Over the past <br />20 years, notable changes in the racial and ethnic characteristics of Redwood City have taken place, <br />resulting in a decrease in the White population and a corresponding increase in Hispanic and Asian <br />populations. The number of persons who identified as “Other” also increased dramatically, likely due to <br />an additional category available in the 2000 Census: two or more races. By and large, the changes in <br />Redwood City’s racial and ethnic composition have paralleled trends in San Mateo County at large. <br />According to the American Community Survey, Redwood City is 69% white and 15% Asian. About 39% of <br />Redwood City’s population also identifies as Hispanic. The Hispanic population has been growing over <br />the past several decades. Latino or Hispanic is not a separate racial category on the American <br />Community Survey, and so all individuals who identify as Latino or Hispanic also belong to another racial <br />category as well (i.e.- black, white, other etc.). <br />The following tables look at the disproportionately greater needs of certain households by race and <br />ethnicity. <br />0%-30% of Area Median Income <br />Housing Problems Has one or more <br />of four housing <br />problems <br />Has none of the <br />four housing <br />problems <br />Household has <br />no/negative <br />income, but none <br />of the other <br />housing problems <br />Jurisdiction as a whole 3,650 495 150 <br />White 1,390 330 100 <br />Black / African American 195 20 0 <br />Asian 260 10 10 <br />American Indian, Alaska Native 25 0 0 <br />Pacific Islander 0 0 0 <br />Hispanic 1,705 130 29 <br />Table 13 - Disproportionally Greater Need 0 - 30% AMI <br />Data <br />Source: <br />2009-2013 CHAS <br /> <br />*The four housing problems are: <br />1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than one person per <br />room, 4.Cost Burden greater than 30% <br />6.3.F. - Page 46