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<br />Chapter 2 <br /> <br />Sector Four Today <br /> <br />Housing <br />In December 1997, the City of San Marcos Planning and Development Services <br />Department conducted a housing survey within Sector Four. The survey included the <br />number and types of housing located within the area. The housing survey indicated there <br />were 795 housing units. A breakdown of the housing types in Sector Four are: <br /> <br />Housing <br />Single Family <br />Two Family Detached <br />Duplex <br />Multifamily <br />Mobile Home <br /> <br />Buildin~s <br />685 <br />8 <br />27 <br />10 <br />18 <br /> <br />Units <br />685 <br />8 <br />54 <br />30 <br />18 <br /> <br />Figure 4-1 <br />Sector Four <br />Housing Units <br /> <br />Multifamily <br />4% <br /> <br />Duplex Mobile Home <br />7% 2% <br /> <br /> <br />Single Family <br />86% <br /> <br />According to the 1990 Census, 65% of the housing in Sector Four was owner occupied, <br />and 35% was renter occupied. The figures for the city as a whole were 31.6% owner <br />occupied and a whopping 68.4% renter-occupied (residents in dorms or institutional <br />housing were not counted in these figures). <br /> <br />Housing occupancy in San Marcos in 1998 is close to 90%, down from 98% just a few <br />years ago. The seemingly steep decline in vacancy can be attributed to several factors. <br />Several new apartments complexes have been built since 1995. 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 />resulted in over 100 demolitions or renovations in the last few years. <br /> <br />2-9 <br />