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> Article suggests there’s a 1:1 relationship between population size and number of housing units needed From the OP: Over the last 25 years, there has not jus
by wolverine876 3y ago
> Article suggests there’s a 1:1 relationship between population size and number of housing units needed
From the OP: Over the last 25 years, there has not just been a constant surplus of homes per household, but the ratio has been modestly growing while our living situations have been getting so much worse.
That's the ratio of homes to households, not to individuals. (Also, it's linear, not 1:1, but I assume that's what you meant.)
- Retric 3y agoThey use population not number of households in many places such as: “the UK has roughly the average number of homes per capita: 468 per 1,000 people in 2019.” “even though its population is roughly the same as it was 70 years ago” “the UK’s homes-per-capita ratio actually exceeds the US’s.” The last one is why I brought up the US household size. 2.36 vs 2.67 is a huge difference requiring a great deal of extra housing stock. IMO, using households once at the beginning then swapping to population was intentionally deceptive.