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During the decade, there was an increase in the number of overcrowded units in the County reaching almost 27,000 by April 1970. Applying an average Countywide single-family size of about S.81 persons times this figure of 27,000, it can be seen that theoretically iOS,O00 people Were living in crowded quarters in 1970. Since virtually no new units were being offered for sale under $20,000 during the decade, it is prob- able that the numeric growth from 1960 to 1970 created even more pressure on other older and less expensive units in the County, and especially in these cities. In 1970, Anaheim and Santa Aha alone accounted for 32.3 percent of all overcrowded units. The following illustrative table indicates that while there has been numeric growth in the number of overcrowded units, their percentage distribution within the County has · shifted from 1960 to 1970. ~LES TRENDS: Sales trends in Orange County indicate the average sel- ling price of. a completed or under-construction single-family detached home during the second quarter of 1974 was approxi- mately $55,000. Nearly 94 percent of all single-family detached homes completed or under construction during the second quarter of 1974 had a selling price in excess of $40,000. Virtually no single-family detached homes completed or under construction had'a selling price less than'$30,O00. Average selling ~rice of a completed or under-construc- tion PUD residential unit during the second quarter of 19~4 was approximately $39,000. Only seven percent of all PUD residential units had a selling price less than $25,000. Only 89 out of 1,452 (i.e.', 6.1%) available new single- family detached homes at the end of the second, quarter of 1974 had a selling price of at most $40,000. None was available for less than $30,000. About 2,227 (53.2%) out of 4,189 available new single-family PUD/condOminium homes at the end of the second quarter of 1974 had a selling price of at most $40,000. Only 19.6 percent were available for less than $30,000. As cited in the "Interim Progress Report of the Orange County Cost of Housing Committee," demand is increasing for detached homes at least 2,000 square feet in size and hav- ing at least four bedrooms. De,and is increasing for~attached homes at most.l,200 square feet in Size and having at most three bedrooms. ''. CPST OF HOUSING VERSUS FAMILY I'NCOME: Another aspect of the housing composition and its impact on Santa Ana as.part.of the Orange County Housing Market Area concerns the increasing cost of acquiring housing; For 00006 '