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The greatest amount of overpaying is among the very lowest income <br />households, especially among renters. These households, already <br />with limited incomes, are overburdened with significant housing <br />costs leaving less of their incomes for other necessities, Table 14 <br />examines the number of Pleasanton low income households overpaying <br />and, therefore, in need of "affordable" housing. <br /> <br />HOUSEHOLD <br />INCOME <br /> <br /> TABLE 14 <br />HOUSEHOLDS OVERPAYING FOR HOUSING, PLEASANTON: 1979 <br /> <br />(Number of Households) <br /> <br /> Total Households Renters Homeowners <br /> <br />Very low <br />Income 297 238 59 <br /> <br />Low <br />Income 427 191 236 <br /> <br /> 429 295 <br /> <br /> 724 <br />Note: For income definitions see Table 13. <br /> <br />Source: 1979 Pleasanton Housing Survey <br /> <br />-79- <br /> <br /> <br />