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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 1d

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Good op-ed piece by urban planner Bill Fulton on pro-housing #SB79 #TOD #TransitOrientedDevelopment

SB79 is now law. But California still has work to do to fix the housing crisis and meet its climate goals

OPINION: “This bet on housing near transit stations could not come at a worse time. Transit ridership is still below pre-pandemic highs — especially on the rail systems that SB79 focuses on.”

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 2d

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Good news for housing advocates

#SB79 signed by Gov Newsom. #YIMBY #TOD #TransitOrirntedDevelopment

New California law would put taller apartment buildings near BART and Caltrain

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed Senate Bill 79 to put dense housing around transit hubs.

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 4d

Only two Bay Area places are in the top 25 large California places, in terms of high/severe housing cost burden #4 Vallejo at 51.0%; and #7 Pittsburg, at 49.6%

All large Bay Area places are ranked in Table 9

Least cost burdened place? Santa Clara City at 27.3% of households with high/severe burden

Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 4d

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter, Part 5. Large Cities in California and the Bay Area

#census #ACS #affordability

Continuing analysis of the 2024 share of households with high or severe (30%+) housing cost burdens.

Most cost burdened large city in California? Inglewood at 56.9% of HHs, costs >= 30.0%

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 7d

Columnist Jonathan Lansler’s article on mortgage free households in California

#census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey

Californians free from home loans on the rise
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Californians free from home loans on the rise - East Bay Times

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 8d

Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? | KFF www.kff.org/affordable-c...

Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? | KFF

This analysis and interactive map illustrate how much more enrollees in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans would pay in premiums at the congressional district level if the enhanced subsidies ...

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 8d

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Great news for downtown #Oakland

Exclusive: Bay Area university to open $240 million downtown Oakland campus. Here’s a look inside

The 10-story, 260,000-square-foot building will have state-of-the-art classrooms, a virtual reality center and space for motion analysis research.

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 8d

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California leads the nation in this poverty measure — and S.F.’s is even higher

California’s poverty rate is once again the highest in the country, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows. What’s more, that rate recently saw its first increase in more than a decade.

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 9d

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Great article by S.F. Chronicle

#YIMBY #TransitOrientedDevelopment #SB79

Will this YIMBY bill put more homes near transit? Our map shows where housing could be built

Housing advocates who viewed SB79 as a potential sea change say it became diluted during the political process. The bill’s primary sponsor calls it a “a remarkably strong bill.”

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 12d

Most Bay Area renters are ‘cost-burdened’ — especially in these areas

#census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey #affordability

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Most Bay Area renters are ‘cost-burdened’ — especially in these areas

Rising housing costs and soft income growth in the outer Bay Area has made it harder for renters to make ends meet.

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Census Dots @censusdots.bsky.social · 15d

A dot map of Sunnyvale, CA's population by race, created using data from the 2020 US Census.

🔵 = White, 🟢 = Black, 🟠 = Hispanic, 🔴 = Asian, 🟤 = Native American/Other, 🟣 = Multiracial

Explore the map: https://www.censusdots.com/race/sunnyvale-ca-demographics?src=bluesky

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 25d

Table 7 shows the 25 very large cities in the United States, by total population, ranked by share of households with high or severe housing cost burdens (cost / income).

The top three VERY large cities are #1 Los Angeles (49.9%); #2 New York (44.4%); and Houston (42.3%).

Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 25d

Florida and New Jersey have three, each, of the top ten places with high housing cost burdens.

Miami is the largest city in this top ten list, at 54.0% of households.

Least housing cost burdened LARGE city in the US? Madison, Alabama, at 16.8% of households with high (30%+) housing cost burden.

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 25d

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter, Part 4. Large US Cities.

#census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey #affordability

Continuing analysis of the 2024 share of households with high or severe (30%+) housing cost burdens.

Most cost burdened city? Lauderhill, FL at 58.0% of HHs with costs >= 30.0% of income.

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 25d

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter. Part 3. Large US Counties.

Continuing analysis of the 2024 share of households with high or severe (30%+) housing cost burdens.

Most cost burdened county? Bronx, NY at 53.5% of HHs with costs >= 30.0% of income.

Least burden? Apache County, AZ (14.9\2%).

Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 25d

S.F. remains the most childless major U.S. city — but these nearby cities are catching up

#census #ACS #AmericanCommunitySurvey

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S.F. remains the most childless major U.S. city — but these nearby cities are catching up

Of the most populous U.S. cities, San Francisco has the smallest share of residents under the age of 18. But its share of kids stands out in a unique way.

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 26d

Lowest housing cost burden? Potomac Foothill counties in northeast West Virginia (15.9% og households with high or severe cost burden.) (Mineral, Hampshire, Morgan, Hardy, Grant, Tucker and Pendleton Counties.)

Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 26d

the San Francisco Bay Area, and Los Angeles County.

PUMAs are standard Census Bureau geography with a minimum population of 100,000.

Most burdened area in 2024? Mission Hills / Panorama City in Los Angeles County (57.8% of households have high/severe cost burden).

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 26d

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter. Part 2.

#census #ACS #americancommunitysurvey #housingcost
#affordability

Census Bureau ACS 2024 data on housing cost burdened households (> 30% of income spent on housing).

Data is mapped at the "Public Use Microdata Area" level for the USA, California, ..... (more)

Map shows the share of households with high or severe housing cost burdens, by the nearly 2,500 PUMAs of residence in the USA. Data is from the 2024 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau, single year estimates for 2024

Map focuses on the State of California, housing cost burden, 2024, by California PUMA-of-Residence.

Map focuses on the 62 PUMAs in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Data is for share of households with high or severe housing cost burden (30 percent plus). Data is from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, single year estimates for 2024. Data released 9/11/25.

Map shows the 71 PUMAs in Los Angeles County, California. Data mapped shows the share of households with a high or severe housing cost burden (30% or more of income). Data is from the US Census Burea, American Community Survey, single year estimates for the year 2024. Data was released by the Census Bureau on 9/11/25.

Map shows Catalina and San Clemente Islands to the south of mainland Los Angeles County.

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 27d

Hopefully an improved version of that map. map in R package ggplot2, using a "white" background to the plot!

Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 27d

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter 2024 will continue with analysis of housing cost burden at the county, city, and PUMA level.

PUMAs are Public Use Microdata Areas. They are standard Census Bureau geographies of 100,000+ total population, used in standard ACS products as well as Microdata products.

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 27d

At the national level, 31.9 percent of US households have a high or severe housing cost burden.

In #1 California, 41.2 percent of households have a high or severe housing cost burden. This is followed by #2 Florida (38.9%); #3 Nevada (37.7%); #4 Hawaii (37.7%); and #5 New York State (37.1%).

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 27d

Gimme (Affordable) Shelter 2024

New data from the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) shows California as the most "housing cost burdened" state.

Housing cost burden is where 30%-or-more of a household's income is spent on housing costs. Households can be high (30%-49.9%) or severe (50.0%+).

Map of the 50 US states and Puerto Rico, showing 2024 data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Plotting the share of households with high/severe housing cost burden, that is, 30 percent of more of income on housing costs.

Table shows the top 10 US States ranked by their HIGHEST housing cost burden (i.e., share of households spending 30 percent or more of income on housing costs.) California is #1 at 41.2 percent, followed by Florida (38.9%), #3 Nevada at 37.7%, #4 Hawaii at 37.7%, and #5 New York at 37.1%.

Table 2 shows the top 10 US states by LOWEST housing cost burden. 2024 data from the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. #1 state/region is Puerto Rico, at 20.2% of households with high/extreme cost burden, followed by West Virginia, at 21.0%, #3 North Dakota, at 22.4%, #4 Iowa at 23.8% and #5 South Dakota at 24.4% high/severely burdened households.

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 29d

California lawmakers pass bill to build housing near transit hubs

Good news for transit oriented development advocates in California

#sb79 #tod #transit

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California lawmakers pass bill to build housing near transit hubs

California lawmakers passed a bill Friday that could clear the way to build more homes near transit stations, including apartment buildings. It now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.

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Chuck Purvis @charleypurvis.bsky.social · 29d

Residents of this Bay Area city have the longest average commute time in the U.S.

The average commute for workers living in Brentwood, CA is 46 minutes

#census #ACS #Brentwood
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Residents of this Bay Area city have the longest average commute time in the U.S.

Several cities in Contra Costa County have average commutes of nearly 40 minutes — or...

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