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Approximately 13% of the residents are indicated a disability status in the Census over the age of 65, which corresponds to 2000. Of that number, 8% were persons the citywide trend for this age group. The 16-64 with a work disability and 7% were Census indicates that 26% of the population persons over 65 with a disability. is under the age of 19 and 25% is between the ages of 20-29. The largest segment of The 2000 Census reported that the median household income for the study area is $33,352, which compares to $40,902 for University City. The 2000 Census indicated that 11% of the population had an income below the poverty level, compared to 9.5% citywide. Approximately 30% of households reportedly have a social security income, 20% receive retirement income and 5% accept public assistance. LAND USE An analysis of land use patterns in the study area revealed a predominant residential land pattern, several commercial and industrial uses, a few institutional uses and a small amount of vacant land. the study area population is between the Approximately 92% of the study area is ages of 40-64, but the median age is 39.4. devoted to residential uses, which include single-family detached, two-family 3 Approximately 1,214 families are present in dwellings, and small-scale apartment the study area. Of that number, 453 buildings. Commercial uses comprise 2% families are headed by a female. The study of the study area and are community- 4 area contains 1,873 households. The serving in nature. Located along Olive average household size is 2.42, which is Boulevard, businesses include a strip slightly higher than the citywide value of center, restaurants, a bank, repair shops, 2.25. and personal service activities. The study area’s percentage of high school Less than 1% of the study area is devoted graduates is 23%, while 18% of adults do to industrial uses. The industrial uses are not have a high school diploma. A majority located in the western portion of the study of the adult population has attended college. area and include a storage center and a Approximately 11 % of the adult population material handling facility. has four or more years of college and 42% has some college education. Three percent of the study area is comprised of scattered vacant parcels. Approximately 15% of the civilian non- These parcels are defined as sites that do institutionalized population over age 5 not include improvements of any significant value. Many of the vacant parcels are less than 6,000 square feet, and do not have 3 Family: A group of two or more people who much development potential. reside together and who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption. The other land uses are divided between 4 Household: A household includes all the recreational, open space and institutional people who occupy a housing unit as their usual uses. place of residence