Based on the 1996 Special Census, overcrowding is slightly less of a problem than it was in 1990. The number of persons per unit has decreased in rental units from an overall figure of 2.1 persons per unit in 1990 to 2.04 persons per unit in 1996. Some of the overcrowded units are presumably inhabited by some large families and by students who are doubling up to cut the cost of housing. Other overcrowded units may house very low income persons. Based on 1990 Census data, overcrowding is not significantly worse in minority households than for the general population.
