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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Table 4: Cost Burden by Income Level and Tenure, City of Everett & Snohomish County <br />Renters Owners All <br />Income <br />Level <br />Everett <br />Snohomish <br />County <br />Everett <br />Snohomish <br />County <br />Everett <br />Snohomish <br />County <br />Extremely <br />Low <br />79% <br />80% <br />78% <br />73% <br />79% <br />78% <br />Very Low <br />80% <br />85% <br />78% <br />80% <br />61% <br />64% <br />Low <br />21% <br />27% <br />47% <br />59% <br />38% <br />54% <br />Moderate <br />11°x6 <br />15% <br />35% <br />44% <br />26% <br />37% <br />Middle <br />3% <br />5% <br />21% 1 <br />32% <br />14% <br />25% <br />Source: US Census Bureau; ACS 2012 5 Year Estimates <br />14. In Everett, only 47% of dwelling units were single family detached dwellings, while for <br />the rest of Snohomish County, excluding Everett, 70% of all dwellings were single family <br />detached. <br />15. The total number of housing units in Everett increased 42.67% from 1990 to 2010. In <br />that time period, there were 28.71% more multifamily units built than single family units. The <br />percentage of single family units and mobile homes in relation to the total number of housing <br />units decreased 2.19% and 1.2% respectively, whereas the percentage of multifamily units <br />increased 3.39%. <br />Table 5: Composition of Housing Stock in Everett City Limits, 1990, 2000 and 2010 <br />Structure Type <br /># Units 1990 <br /># Units 2000 <br /># Units 2010 <br />Change <br />2000-2010 <br />Change <br />1990-2010 <br />1 -unit detached <br />15,155 <br />17,178 <br />19,754 <br />2,576 <br />4,599 <br />1 -unit attached <br />523 <br />1,426 <br />1,653 <br />227 <br />1,130 <br />2 to 4 units <br />3,989 <br />4,877 <br />4,843 <br />-34 <br />854 <br />5 to 9 units <br />2,488 <br />3,085 <br />3,898 <br />813 <br />1,410 <br />10 or more units <br />7,317 <br />10,791 <br />12,427 <br />1,636 <br />5,110 <br />Mobile home, <br />railer, other <br />1,323 <br />1,223 <br />1,359 <br />136 <br />36 <br />Source: US Census 1990, 2000 and ACS 2010 5 Year Estimates <br />16. There are an estimated 45,284 total housing units in Everett as of 2014. (Washington State <br />Office of Financial Management, Forecasting Division) <br />17. Peak permit activity occurred in 2005, followed by a swift downturn. Newly permitted <br />units began to recover across Snohomish County beginning in 2010, though Everett hasn't been <br />recovering at the same pace. <br />HOUSING ELEMENT 12 <br />