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According to an age distribution of the study area population, persons age 25 to 44 years and persons age 65 and over (seniors), exhibited the greatest numerical and proportional increases from 1980 to 1990. During the 1980's, the young to mid -age adult cohort grew by 8,956 persons, an increase of 27.2 percent. Study area seniors grew by 5,025 persons, or 48.5 percent from 1980 to 1990. Little Canada experienced growth trends similar to the study area as a whole with young to mid age adults and seniors increasing the most. Children 17 and under increased from 1,765 persons in 1980 to 1,953 persons in 1990, but decreased as a proportion of the population, from 24.9 percent to 21.8 percent. Conversely, persons age 25 to 44 increased from 32.0 to 38.8 percent of the population and seniors increased from 6.9 to 10.2 percent of the population. Persons living alone exhibited the greatest increase during the 1980's, 2,977 households. Married couples without children also exhibited strong growth, increasing by 1,980 households. Other family households (the majority of which tend to be single parents) also experienced relatively strong growth, 1,726 households during the period. Little Canada exhibited relatively strong household increases among all household type categories, however the greatest increase occurred among persons living alone, an increase of 335 households and married couples without children, 238 households. The greatest proportional increase occurred among roommate households which increased from 8.0 percent to 10.6 percent of total households in 1990. The proportion of owner versus renter households in Little Canada is somewhat low compared to communities in the remainder of the study area, Ramsey County, and the Twin Cities Metro Area. Owner households in Little Canada (2,347 households) accounted for 60.2 percent of all households in 1990 while renter households (1,555 households) accounted for 39.8 percent. Comparatively, a much greater proportion of householders age 25 to 44 rent in Little Canada than rent in the remainder of the study area although the proportion is similar for Ramsey County as for Little Canada. Renter households in general spend less on home furnishings, lawn and garden care, home maintenance and repair, than do owner households. The higher proportion of renter households points to a greater availability of rental housing in Little Canada than in other nearby communities. The proportion of owner households becomes more equal to the other study area communities in the older householder groups, age 45 to 74. After age 75, the proportion is slightly higher in the study area than in Ramsey County, 63.2 percent versus 59.0 percent. The proportion of owner households in the study area approximates that for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, 68.6 percent for the study area as compared to 60.2 percent for Little Canada. Vadnais Heights had the highest proportion of owner households, 84.5 percent. The northern portion of St. Paul had the lowest proportion, 56.7 percent.. Appendix A [Draft - September 1, 1995] Page 104 Page A+3