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<br />Chapter 2 <br /> <br />Sector Six Today <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Housing <br />In January 1999, the City of San Marcos Planning and Development Services Department <br />conducted a housing survey within Sector Six. The survey included the number and types <br />of housing located within the area. The housing survey indicated there are 2,648 housing <br />units in SectorSix. A breakdown of the housing types in Sector Six are: <br /> <br />Housing <br />Single Family <br />Two Family Detached <br />Duplex <br />Multifamily <br />Mobile Home <br />Public & Institutional <br />(patients/beds ) <br /> <br />Buildings <br />356 <br />6 <br />26 <br />239 <br />403 <br />87 <br /> <br />Units <br />356 <br />6 <br />52 <br />1,714 <br />402 <br />118 <br /> <br />Figure 6.1 <br />Sector Six <br />Housing Units <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mobile Home Single Family <br />15% 14% <br /> <br />~blk& ~ <br />lo""otioo" _ <br />5% <br /> <br />Multifamily <br />66% <br /> <br />According to the 1990 Census, 23% of the housing in Sector Six was owner occupied, <br />and 77% was renter occupied. The figures for the city as a whole were 31.6% owner <br />occupied and 68.4% renter occupied. Residents in dorms or institutional housing were not <br />counted in these figures. Vacancy in 1990 was reported as 9.8% in Sector Sixand 9.8% <br />citywide. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Housing occupancy in San Marcos in all sectors in 1998 is close to 98%. The seemingly <br />steep decline in vacancy can be attributed to several factors. The housing market has <br />recovered from the slump in the 1980's, with many dwellings then on the market now <br />sold, and occupied. The City's program for condemning vacant dilapidated housing has <br /> <br />2-11 <br />