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5.10 SOCIOECONOMICS TABLE 5.10-2 Historical and Projected Annual Average Compounded Population Growth Rates 1990-2000 2000-2008 2008-2010 2000-2010 2010-2020 2020-2030 Area Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent City of Lodi 0.95 1.52 N/A N/A N/A N/A San Joaquin County 1.61 2.84 2.9 2.86 2.85 2.20 California 1.30 1.67 1.4 1.48 1.12 0.93 Appendix Tables 5.10A-1 and 5.10A-2 (provided in Appendix 5.10A) show the minority (both racial and ethnic) as well as the low-income population distribution for the census block groups that are within a 6-mile radius of LEC. The minority and income data are from the 2000 U.S. Census data. Of the overall total population in the Census Block Groups within the 6-mile radius of 102,904, approximately 37 percent are racial minority while the ethnic minority (as represented by individuals of Hispanic originl) account for 19 percent (see Appendix 5.10A Table 5.10A-1). The distribution of low income population in the Census Block Groups within the 6-mile radius is 15.1 percent (see Appendix 5.10A Table 5.10A-2). This estimate is based on a total population for whom poverty status is determined,of about 101,454. According to the 2000 U.S. Census,the City of Lodi s population is 27 percent racial minority,38 percent Hispanic, and 17 percent low-income. San Joaquin County's population is 42 percent racial minority,31 percent Hispanic, and 18 percent low-income. Figures 5.10-1 and 5.10-2 show the percent distribution of minority and low-income populations by 2000 census block groups within a 6-mile radius of the proposed LEC site. 5.10.2.2 Housing As shown in Table 5.10-3,housing stock for San Joaquin County as of January 1,2008,was about 227,339 units. Single-family homes accounted for about 176,067 units,multiple-family dwellings accounted for 41,541 units, and mobile homes accounted for 9,731 units (DOF,2008a). New housing authorizations for San Joaquin County in 2006 totaled about 3,642 units;about 94 percent were single-family units and 6 percent were multi-family units. These authorizations were valued at$877.2 million(DOF,2008d). The median home price in San Joaquin County in January 2007 was$400,000 (DOF,2008d). As of January 2008,median home price in San Joaquin County was down almost 30 percent to$290,000 (DataQuick, 2008). The median home price in the City of Lodi in January 2008 was$265,000, down from $336,500 in January 2007 (DataQuick,2008). This is a decrease in median home price of about 21 percent during the twelve-month period. 1 Hispanics or Latinos are those people who classified themselves in one of the specific Spanish,Hispanic,or Latino categories listed on the Census 2000 questionnaire—"Mexican,Mexican Am.,Chicano,""Puerto Rican,"or"Cuban"—as well as those who indicate that they are"other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino."People who identify their origin as'other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino"may be of any race.Thus,the percent Hispanic should not be added to percentages for racial(i.e.,minority)categories. 5.10-2 SAC/371322/082330013(LEC_5.10_SOCIOECONOMICS.DOC)