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The census tracks people per household. In 1940 this stood at 3.08. In 2010 it was 2.26. A "housing unit" built today simply doesn't hold as many people as it o
by thrownaway2424 11y ago
The census tracks people per household. In 1940 this stood at 3.08. In 2010 it was 2.26. A "housing unit" built today simply doesn't hold as many people as it once did.
- greggman 11y agoIsn't that the opposite of what you posted above? I thought you were claiming dwellings are getting bigger in SF. My intuition is that they are getting smaller. The old houses are all subdivided. The new apartments are all small. The exception is some large lofts in SOMA but there are plenty of tiny lofts in China Beach, 5th and Mission, 8th and Mission, 10th and Market. I'm not saying the average is smaller since I don't have any data only personal observation. It sounds like your extrapolating that 2.26 people are getting more space than 3.08 people were before?
- thrownaway2424 11y agoDwellings are getting bigger. All the new construction is larger than average for the given number of bedrooms. Dwellings are larger, and fewer people are living in each of them. Both of these factors are headwinds for the housing market.