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97 <br />Determining the exact number and size of units is challenging, as there is no guarantee <br />regarding the size of the housing unit a household occupy. <br />Describe the need for specific types of housing. <br />ACS data indicates that in 2020 there were 10,496 single-person households in Santa Ana <br />–4,598 renters and 5,898 owners. Table 21 shows 17,504 no-bedroom and one-bedroom <br />units in the City, 15,723 rental, 1,781 owner. The data suggests a potential need for more <br />opportunities to purchase small housing units. CHAS data shows that in 2020 there were <br />18,110 large family households with more than four family members and 14,427 housing <br />units with four or more bedrooms. This may indicate a potential need for more large units. <br />Table 10 reports cost burden and illustrates the number and approximate size of <br />households with incomes at or below 80 percent AMI living in housing units that are <br />beyond their financial means. Elderly and “other” types include single-person <br />households and large related households include more than four people. In Santa Ana <br />there are <br />-2,298 renter and 2,685 owner elderly households; <br />-2,880 renter and 855 “other” households; and <br />-6,645 renter and 2,105 owner large related households. <br />This data also indicates there may be a need for more opportunities to purchase small <br />housing units and rent large housing units.. <br />Discussion <br />For decades, California’s housing market has been among the most expensive in the <br />country, and those conditions persist today. Not only is renting expensive, but purchasing <br />a home is also largely out of reach. To afford median market rent for a two-bedroom unit <br />in Santa Ana a household must earn $63 per hour or work over 156 hours per week at <br />minimum wage of $16 per hour, which equates to about four full time jobs. These <br />calculations were made using the same method as the National Low Income Housing <br />Coalition in the Out if Reach series and using market rate rent from Zumper. Market rate <br />rents are significantly higher than fair market rents and more accurately reflect the <br />experience low- and moderate-income households are facing. <br />EXHIBIT 1