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Table 3: Owner and Renter Housing by Sub-area Occupied Owner Occupied Renter Occupied Housina Units Units Units Study Area 530 340 64.15% 190 35.85% North 415 97.4% 307 74.0% 108 26.0% South 115 89.8% 33 28.7% 82 71.3% The north sub-area contains 77% of all housing compared to the 23% in the south. Of the 530 occupied housing units, 78% are in the north. Only 2.5% of the northem sub-area is vacant compared to 10% of the southern sub-area, although the number of vacant dwellings is almost split evenly between the two sub- areas. The north also has a much higher percentage of owner occupied housing. Seventy four percent (74%) of the northern housing is owner occupied compared to 29% of the southern sub-area. Splitting the study area into two sub-areas indicates that the north sub-area is primarily a homogeneous residential area and home ownership, and the south sub-area contains a greater amount of mixed land uses and rental housing. Land Use and Development Patterns Table 4 shows the existing land use categories by sub-area. Residential uses (single and multi-family) make up 31% of the study area. Public service, which is comprised primarily of a cemetery and roads, makes up 23% of the area. Industrial and vacant lands comprise another 13% and 12% of the land, respectively. In all, these five land uses account for 79% of all land area. Comparing the sub-areas, basic differences are clearly seen. The northern sub-area is 50% residential compared to 13% of the southern sub-area. The reverse is true for the commercial/industrial uses. The southern area is 37% commercial, service, and industrial uses compared to 8% for the northern sub-area. Figure 2 clearly illustrates the differences by sub-areas. Table 4: Existing Land Use by Sub-Area Existing Land Uses North South Total % Recreation 0.85 0.40% 3.84 1.87% 4.69 1.12% Institutional 3.71 1.74% 13.48 6.55% 17.19 4.10% Service 3.11 1.46% 15.34 7.46% 18.45 4.41% Water 19.46 9.13% 2.00 0.97% 21.46 5.12% Commercial 7.68 3.60% 16.67 8.10% 24.35 5.81% Multi-Family 10.24 4.81% 14.8 7.20% 25.04 5.98% Vacant 17.89 8.40% 30.55 14.85% 48.44 11.57% Total 213.1 100.00% 205.68 100.00% 418.78 99.99% 5