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Santa Aha River. The total population for the responding units was 9,918 persons, resulting in an overall 2.29 persons per unit. There appeared to be a distinct dividing line between the areas of highest and lowest popu- lation per dwelling unit in mltiples. Of the ten lowest census tracts (1.80 persons per unit or less), ali were east of Bristol Street. The lowest persons per unit was 1.36 for Census Tract No. 754.02. Of the ten census tracts with the highest population per unit, nine of them were west of Bristol Street with 4.40 persons per unit being the highest in Census Tract No. 741.01. This pattern is based on responses from 32 of the total 46 census tracts within the City of Santa Aria. Information concerning tenant turnover showed a relationship with age of structures. The fringe census tracts in the south and eastern por- tions of the City, where much of the newer apartment development has taken place, showed a greater percentage of tenures of less than one year. Also, the three census tracts with the highest percentage of population above 65 years of age were among those census tracts with the lower turnoever per- centages. In general, the areas of longer tenure were the older and more centralized portions of the City. The breakdown of population by the categories of under 18 years old, 18-65 years old and 65 years old or older showed a few discemible patterns. The multiple units having the highest percentage of residents over 65 years ran in a north-south ali~m,ent on either side of Main Street from the Santa Arm Freeway on the north to Warner Avenue on the south. Census Tract No. 742 had 78 residents in multiples [72%) who were over the age of 65. The units having more numerous residents under the age of 18 and those having the largest percentage of residents between 18 and 65 years old did not have specific cluster patterns; however, in general, were found between the Santa Ana River and the eastern City limits and First Street on the north and Warner Avenue on the south. Unit Characteristics: Unit vacancies ranged from a high of 12.8 percent to a low of no vacancies for six census tracts with an overall vacancy rate of 5.4 percent for the survey rates. This compared favorably with the Postal Vacancy Survey finding of $. 5 percent for Santa Ana and would lend some credence to the representativeness of the survey. The rate of 12.8 percent found in Census Tract No. 753.01 was investigated by dis- cussions with two of the managers of larger projects indicating unusually high rates in the survey. It was discovered during the interviews that, at the time of the survey, the apartment projects in question had been undergoing a change in professional managenmnt and a weeding out of problem tenants NNN14