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local housing diversity, households that are mobile must move to another community. In addition, assuming value or rent in relationship to income remains constant, households also need · a choice of housing, particularly in terms of building types and location. Housing need,, or underhousing, is reflected in Santa Ana o Substandard housing available at relatively high costs. 0 Adequate housing available only at prices or.rentals which greatly exceed the capability of low-income lamilies to pay fo~ such shelter. Total inability of low-income· families to buy or rent newly constructed housing at costs within their capability. o Overcrowding of existing stock and deficient services and facilities provided to the immediate neighborhood. o Rapidly expanding number of low-income families, and virtually no expansion of low-cost housing stock. There are many ways oi quantifying housing needs add demand. Below are some of the most dommonly accepted measures. OVERCROWDING: Density of occupancy of over 1,01 persons per room results in the classification of a given family in a given unit as "inadequate housing." Approximatley 11.6 percent of the households in Santa Ana are overcrowded, and' approximately 4.1 percent are severely overcrowded (more than 1.51 persons per room). In Orange County, approximately 6.5 percent of the households are overcrowded, and approximately 1.5 percent are severely overcrowded. CONDITION OF STRUCTURES: Dilapidated and unsafe units are not considered to be adequate housing; they should be replaced. En 1970, approxi- mately.2.4 percent of the City's dwelling units were lacking complete kitchen or plumbing facilities. In Orange County (including Santa Ana) only about 1.4 percent were lacking such facilities. In addition, approximately 750 (1.3%) dwelling units in Santa Ana have a life expectancy of less than 10 years. LOCATION OF THE UNIT: Is it near employment, shopping, 'schOols, .. and services? If not, it can be regarded as 000080