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Table 5 further substantiates the fact that household sizes are <br />decreasing as the percentage of married couple and family <br />households significantly decreased from 1980 to 1990. By contrast, <br />the number of non - family households increased by 529 units or 4.5 <br />percent. This trend may indicate a future need for smaller and <br />affordable single occupant dwelling units. <br />SATURATION HOUSING UNITS AND POPULATION <br />Saturation housing units and population figures were updated for <br />Little Canada based upon the Land Use Plan and zoning changes since <br />1987. The number of housing units were estimated by considering <br />residential land acreage and the following densities: Low density, <br />3 -4 units per acre; Medium density, 5 -8 units per acre; High <br />density, up to 20 units per acre. Using the Metropolitan Council <br />projected persons per household figure (2.29), populations for the <br />districts were estimated on the following page. The saturation <br />population for Little Canada is 12,894. <br />Table 6 below shows population growth and forecasts for Little <br />Canada from 1970 to 2020. The 1994 population estimate is based on <br />new building permit information from 1990 through July of 1994. <br />The number of households within the City is expected to gradually <br />increase. However, based on the declining number of persons per <br />household, the total population for Little Canada is expected to <br />increase at a slower rate. This information will be useful as it <br />relates to population by traffic zones within the City. <br />TABLE 6 <br />PROJECTED HOUSEHOLD POPULATION AND SATURATION <br />July* Met. Council Est. <br />1970 1980 1990 1994 2000 2010 2020 Sar..ur. <br />Population 3,481 7,102 8,971 9,289 9,850 10,300 10,500 12,894 <br />Households 995 2,937 3,894 4,039 4,400 4,900 5,300 <br />Persons/ <br />Household 3.5 2.4 2.3 2.29 2.24 2.10 1.98 <br />* Northwest Associated Consultants <br />INCOME <br />Table 7 compares the median family income of residents in Little <br />Canada and the surrounding area, for the year 1989. By comparison, <br />Little Canada's median household income of $39,899 is slightly <br />lower than the County average of $39,926, and lower than the <br />majority of surrounding Cities. Only the City's of Falcon Heights, <br />St. Paul, Lauderdale and St. Anthony have a lower median family <br />income. <br />Page 83 <br />