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137 <br />and limited incomes and may have difficulty <br />maintaining their homes. <br />This housing stock in Santa Ana is dated; 80 percent <br />of housing units were constructed before 1980 <br />according to 2016-2020 CHAS data. About 15 <br />percent of owner- and renter-occupied housing in <br />Santa Ana was built 30 to 40 years ago between <br />1980 and 1999. There are 24,850 households with at <br />least one member over the age of 62 and 16,790 of <br />whom have household incomes at or below 80 <br />percent AMI, according to 2016-2020 CHAS data. <br />There are approximately 12,148 people aged 18 to <br />64 with disabilities, according to 2016-2020, ACS 5- <br />Year estimates. These households may be <br />presumed to have fixed incomes. It is reasonable to <br />anticipate a significant number of housing units in <br />need of repair and a significant number of <br />households will need financial assistance to <br />complete those repairs. <br />The 2024 PIT Count shows that on January 24, 2024, <br />throughout Orange County most people <br />experiencing homelessness were unsheltered. Of <br />the 7,322 homeless individuals, 57 percent were <br />unsheltered. Unsheltered chronically, homeless <br />people accounted for 22 percent of all homeless <br />individuals. Among those who were reported as <br />being homeless and unsheltered (4,173 individuals), <br />49 percent were living with chronic substance <br />abuse; 30 percent faced severe mental health <br />issues; and ten percent had experienced domestic <br />violence. <br />Relative Basis <br />Priority Need <br />The City of Santa Ana considers ending and <br />preventing homelessness a high priority and will <br />support activities that help prevent and shorten <br />periods of homelessness and that provide a <br />structured path to stable housing for individuals <br />and families who become homeless. <br />5.Access to and <br />supply of public <br />services <br />Priority Level High <br />Population <br />Income Levels <br />Extremely Low <br />Low <br />Moderate <br />Family Types Elderly <br />Families with Children <br />Homeless <br />Chronic Homelessness <br />Mentally Ill <br />Chronic Substance Abuse <br />Veterans <br />Unaccompanied Youth <br />Non-homeless <br />Special Needs Frail Elderly <br />EXHIBIT 1