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Table 1
Households by Workers in Household Forecasts by Bay Area County
MTC Forecasts, based on ABAG's Projections '98

Non-Working Households (Households with Zero Workers)
County 1990 1995 1996 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
San Francisco 82,041 79,622 78,723 77,096 75,504 69,953 61,967 60,948 60,785
San Mateo 47,670 46,163 45,367 44,053 42,824 41,722 41,703 44,113 48,432
Santa Clara 83,124 83,510 82,882 81,655 80,636 82,330 81,713 89,975 100,856
Alameda 111,055 110,926 109,488 106,964 104,609 99,540 100,720 108,527 120,136
Contra Costa 64,466 66,400 66,246 66,178 66,403 68,404 73,389 81,703 85,928
Solano 21,948 22,539 22,525 22,540 22,643 20,901 21,591 25,174 29,546
Napa 11,451 11,259 11,303 11,551 11,852 11,856 12,816 13,170 13,553
Sonoma 38,098 36,693 36,572 36,656 37,133 35,497 35,538 39,306 42,470
Marin 19,422 19,176 19,165 19,207 19,313 19,453 19,572 21,286 23,560
Region 479,275 476,288 472,271 465,900 460,917 449,656 449,009 484,202 525,266


Single-Worker Households
County 1990 1995 1996 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
San Francisco 119,996 116,166 116,043 115,789 115,465 115,057 117,369 120,209 126,371
San Mateo 86,323 85,116 85,510 86,104 86,648 88,783 91,511 95,789 99,162
Santa Clara 188,300 189,310 190,384 192,535 194,471 202,021 212,340 221,298 229,789
Alameda 179,337 176,822 177,739 179,322 180,797 188,045 195,987 205,672 213,748
Contra Costa 109,095 114,042 115,199 117,441 119,603 127,052 134,694 144,088 151,048
Solano 41,625 42,966 43,286 43,917 44,489 48,456 53,123 58,687 64,086
Napa 14,085 14,759 14,829 14,874 14,907 15,766 16,513 17,581 18,981
Sonoma 51,175 54,016 54,319 54,752 55,026 59,475 64,238 69,578 73,972
Marin 36,611 36,835 36,883 36,946 36,964 38,278 40,561 42,359 43,713
Region 826,547 830,032 834,192 841,680 848,370 882,933 926,336 975,261 1,020,870


Multi-Worker Households
County 1990 1995 1996 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
San Francisco 103,536 113,851 116,542 121,752 127,006 139,242 151,945 153,777 150,189
San Mateo 107,925 115,175 117,041 120,702 124,314 131,644 136,222 136,334 133,391
Santa Clara 248,763 266,072 270,980 280,801 290,612 308,344 325,381 325,167 320,390
Alameda 189,115 202,833 206,708 214,366 221,965 239,334 249,778 251,021 248,175
Contra Costa 126,726 139,805 142,596 148,008 153,216 166,035 175,053 176,118 182,707
Solano 49,851 56,226 57,265 59,320 61,355 69,752 77,549 82,143 86,034
Napa 15,776 18,035 18,433 19,174 19,871 21,407 22,580 24,201 25,408
Sonoma 59,741 70,297 72,101 75,562 78,799 88,919 96,203 98,461 101,511
Marin 38,978 41,094 41,458 42,162 42,832 44,144 45,070 44,688 43,595
Region 940,411 1,023,388 1,043,124 1,081,847 1,119,970 1,208,821 1,279,781 1,291,910 1,291,400


Non-Working Share of Total Households
County 1990 1995 1996 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
San Francisco 26.8% 25.7% 25.3% 24.5% 23.7% 21.6% 18.7% 18.2% 18.0%
San Mateo 19.7% 18.7% 18.3% 17.6% 16.9% 15.9% 15.5% 16.0% 17.2%
Santa Clara 16.0% 15.5% 15.2% 14.7% 14.3% 13.9% 13.2% 14.1% 15.5%
Alameda 23.2% 22.6% 22.2% 21.4% 20.6% 18.9% 18.4% 19.2% 20.6%
Contra Costa 21.5% 20.7% 20.4% 20.0% 19.6% 18.9% 19.2% 20.3% 20.5%
Solano 19.4% 18.5% 18.3% 17.9% 17.6% 15.0% 14.2% 15.2% 16.4%
Napa 27.7% 25.6% 25.4% 25.3% 25.4% 24.2% 24.7% 24.0% 23.4%
Sonoma 25.6% 22.8% 22.4% 22.0% 21.7% 19.3% 18.1% 19.0% 19.5%
Marin 20.4% 19.7% 19.7% 19.5% 19.5% 19.1% 18.6% 19.6% 21.3%
Region 21.3% 20.4% 20.1% 19.5% 19.0% 17.7% 16.9% 17.6% 18.5%


Single-Worker Share of Total Households
County 1990 1995 1996 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
San Francisco 39.3% 37.5% 37.3% 36.8% 36.3% 35.5% 35.4% 35.9% 37.5%
San Mateo 35.7% 34.5% 34.5% 34.3% 34.1% 33.9% 34.0% 34.7% 35.3%
Santa Clara 36.2% 35.1% 35.0% 34.7% 34.4% 34.1% 34.3% 34.8% 35.3%
Alameda 37.4% 36.0% 36.0% 35.8% 35.6% 35.7% 35.9% 36.4% 36.7%
Contra Costa 36.3% 35.6% 35.6% 35.4% 35.3% 35.1% 35.2% 35.9% 36.0%
Solano 36.7% 35.3% 35.2% 34.9% 34.6% 34.8% 34.9% 35.4% 35.7%
Napa 34.1% 33.5% 33.3% 32.6% 32.0% 32.2% 31.8% 32.0% 32.8%
Sonoma 34.3% 33.5% 33.3% 32.8% 32.2% 32.3% 32.8% 33.6% 33.9%
Marin 38.5% 37.9% 37.8% 37.6% 37.3% 37.6% 38.6% 39.1% 39.4%
Region 36.8% 35.6% 35.5% 35.2% 34.9% 34.7% 34.9% 35.4% 36.0%


Multi-Worker Share of Total Households
County 1990 1995 1996 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
San Francisco 33.9% 36.8% 37.4% 38.7% 39.9% 42.9% 45.9% 45.9% 44.5%
San Mateo 44.6% 46.7% 47.2% 48.1% 49.0% 50.2% 50.6% 49.4% 47.5%
Santa Clara 47.8% 49.4% 49.8% 50.6% 51.4% 52.0% 52.5% 51.1% 49.2%
Alameda 39.4% 41.3% 41.8% 42.8% 43.7% 45.4% 45.7% 44.4% 42.6%
Contra Costa 42.2% 43.7% 44.0% 44.6% 45.2% 45.9% 45.7% 43.8% 43.5%
Solano 44.0% 46.2% 46.5% 47.2% 47.8% 50.1% 50.9% 49.5% 47.9%
Napa 38.2% 40.9% 41.4% 42.0% 42.6% 43.7% 43.5% 44.0% 43.9%
Sonoma 40.1% 43.7% 44.2% 45.3% 46.1% 48.4% 49.1% 47.5% 46.6%
Marin 41.0% 42.3% 42.5% 42.9% 43.2% 43.3% 42.8% 41.3% 39.3%
Region 41.9% 43.9% 44.4% 45.3% 46.1% 47.6% 48.2% 47.0% 45.5%


Employed Residents
County 1990 1995 1996 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
San Francisco 391,277 379,787 384,553 394,096 403,637 427,894 455,600 463,096 473,010
San Mateo 353,627 351,705 358,344 371,624 384,906 406,309 420,997 430,093 445,402
Santa Clara 812,348 809,296 826,860 861,971 897,095 952,206 988,898 1,027,604 1,059,199
Alameda 645,838 614,506 624,865 645,578 666,303 729,302 780,207 819,607 847,201
Contra Costa 409,345 418,703 426,557 442,272 457,990 498,998 525,907 553,197 584,594
Solano 162,192 164,596 167,073 172,037 176,997 206,102 230,398 249,500 267,800
Napa 52,683 54,300 54,899 56,100 57,301 62,497 65,898 69,300 74,300
Sonoma 194,389 206,896 209,594 214,995 220,401 249,707 274,395 283,099 300,200
Marin 127,579 127,997 128,116 128,358 128,598 135,300 141,604 144,991 150,690
Region 3,149,278 3,127,786 3,180,861 3,287,031 3,393,228 3,668,315 3,883,904 4,040,487 4,202,396


Workers per Household
County 1990 1995 1996 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
San Francisco 1.280 1.227 1.235 1.253 1.269 1.320 1.375 1.383 1.402
San Mateo 1.462 1.427 1.445 1.481 1.517 1.550 1.563 1.557 1.585
Santa Clara 1.562 1.502 1.519 1.553 1.586 1.607 1.596 1.615 1.627
Alameda 1.347 1.253 1.265 1.289 1.313 1.384 1.428 1.450 1.456
Contra Costa 1.363 1.307 1.316 1.334 1.350 1.380 1.373 1.376 1.393
Solano 1.430 1.352 1.357 1.368 1.378 1.482 1.513 1.503 1.491
Napa 1.275 1.233 1.232 1.230 1.229 1.275 1.269 1.261 1.282
Sonoma 1.305 1.285 1.286 1.288 1.289 1.358 1.400 1.365 1.377
Marin 1.343 1.318 1.314 1.306 1.298 1.328 1.346 1.338 1.359
Region 1.402 1.343 1.354 1.376 1.397 1.443 1.463 1.469 1.481


Workers per Working Household
County 1990 1995 1996 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
San Francisco 1.750 1.651 1.653 1.659 1.665 1.683 1.692 1.690 1.710
San Mateo 1.820 1.756 1.769 1.797 1.825 1.843 1.849 1.853 1.915
Santa Clara 1.859 1.777 1.792 1.821 1.849 1.866 1.839 1.880 1.925
Alameda 1.753 1.619 1.625 1.640 1.654 1.706 1.750 1.795 1.834
Contra Costa 1.736 1.649 1.655 1.666 1.679 1.703 1.698 1.728 1.752
Solano 1.773 1.659 1.662 1.666 1.672 1.744 1.763 1.772 1.784
Napa 1.764 1.656 1.651 1.648 1.648 1.681 1.686 1.659 1.674
Sonoma 1.753 1.664 1.658 1.650 1.647 1.683 1.710 1.685 1.711
Marin 1.688 1.642 1.635 1.623 1.612 1.642 1.654 1.666 1.726
Region 1.782 1.688 1.694 1.709 1.724 1.754 1.761 1.782 1.817


Workers per Multi-Worker Household
County 1990 1995 1996 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
San Francisco 2.620 2.315 2.304 2.286 2.269 2.247 2.226 2.230 2.308
San Mateo 2.477 2.315 2.331 2.365 2.399 2.412 2.419 2.452 2.596
Santa Clara 2.509 2.330 2.349 2.384 2.418 2.433 2.387 2.480 2.589
Alameda 2.467 2.158 2.163 2.175 2.187 2.262 2.339 2.446 2.552
Contra Costa 2.369 2.179 2.183 2.195 2.209 2.240 2.235 2.323 2.373
Solano 2.419 2.163 2.162 2.160 2.160 2.260 2.286 2.323 2.368
Napa 2.447 2.192 2.174 2.150 2.133 2.183 2.187 2.137 2.177
Sonoma 2.397 2.175 2.154 2.121 2.099 2.139 2.185 2.169 2.229
Marin 2.334 2.218 2.201 2.168 2.139 2.198 2.242 2.297 2.454
Region 2.470 2.245 2.250 2.260 2.272 2.304 2.311 2.373 2.464
Last Updated: 8/27/98
Chuck Purvis, MTC
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