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The 1976 special federal census estimated that the City of <br /> Santa Ana has approximately 62,135 total dwelling units. Of the 62,135 <br /> total dwelling units, 33,900 or 55 percent are categorized as single- <br /> family dwelling units, 8,923 or 14 percent are categorized as <br /> multiple-family units with two to four occupancies, 15,335 or 25 percent <br /> are categorized as multiple-family units with five or more occupancies, <br /> 3,666 or six percent are categorized as mobile home units, and 311 or <br /> .005 percent are categorized as "other" forms of housing. <br /> Based upon the SCAG 1980 study, 33,488 dwelling units in the <br />I-. City were owner-occupied, and 29,560 dwelling units were renter- <br /> occupied. Of the 33,488 owner-occupied units, 1,451 were identified as <br /> being suitable for rehabilitation, with 4,045 renter-occupied units <br /> being suitable for redevelopment. <br /> The vacancy rate for rental dwelling units in Santa Ana is <br /> considerably less than in neighboring cities. In Santa Ana, the Vacancy <br /> rate was estimated to be 0.5 percent by the SCAG 1980 study. To <br /> contrast, a vacancy rate under three percent is considered critical. <br /> Apparently, many residential dwelling units in Santa Ana exist in <br /> overcrowded conditions due to a shortage in rental units. <br /> Table 33 provides the vacancy rate in 1979 for selected cities <br /> where some future employees of the proposed project might seek housing. <br /> As that table indicates, vacancy rates in surrounding connunities are <br /> also below the standard of three percent. <br /> The cost of all forms of housing, particularly single-family <br /> housing, has risen so drastically over the last ten years that house- <br /> holds of moderate to medium levels of income are to a large extent <br /> purchasing less desirable homes which they would not purchase under <br /> normal circumstances. Or if they cannot afford to buy a home, they <br /> remain as tenants of rental units that otherwise would filter down to <br /> lower income households. The effects of this trend has caused even more <br /> narrowing of housing opportunities for low and moderate income house- <br /> holds. <br /> 1 Cfl